Cobalt-catalyzed ammonia borane dehydrocoupling and transfer hydrogenation under aerobic conditions.
Two cobalt compounds, Cp*Co(CO)I2 (1) and CpCo(CO)I2 (2) (Cp* = η(5)-C5Me5, Cp = η(5)-C5H5), catalyze the dehydrogenation of ammonia borane under either anaerobic or aerobic conditions and are also effective hydrogenation catalysts for alkenes and alkynes using ammonia borane as a hydrogen source, also in the presence of air.
Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Cook Physical Sciences Building, Burlington, VT 05405-0125, USA. rory.waterman@uvm.edu.
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Stelmach
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