title: Alkene isomerization-hydroboration promoted by phosphine-ligated cobalt catalysts.
abstract: Generated in situ from air-stable cobalt precursors or readily synthesized using NaHBEt3, (PPh3)3CoH(N2) was found to be an effective catalyst for the hydroboration of alkenes. Unlike previous base-metal catalysts for alkene isomerization-hydroboration which favor the incorporation of boron at terminal positions, (PPh3)3CoH(N2) promotes boron incorporation adjacent to π-systems even in substrates where the alkene is at a remote position, enabling a unique route to 1,1-diboron compounds from α,ω-dienes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.
authors.forename: Margaret L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Scheuermann
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.
authors.forename: Elizabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Chirik