title: Synthesis of catechol-, pinacol-, and neopentylglycolborane through the heterogeneous catalytic B-B hydrogenolysis of diboranes(4).
abstract: A new synthetic approach to hydroboranes catechol-, pinacol-, and neopentylglycolborane has been developed. Starting from diboranes(4) B2cat2, B2pin2, or B2neop2, the respective boranes were obtained by heterogeneously catalyzed cleavage of the B-B bond in the respective diboranes with hydrogen. Group 10 metals were found to be effective catalysts for this reaction.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg (Germany). h.braunschweig@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de.
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Braunschweig
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guethlein
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mailänder
authors.forename: Todd B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Marder
keywords: boron; cleavage reactions; diboranes; heterogeneous catalysis; hydrogenolysis