Magnesium-catalysed hydroboration of isonitriles.
A β-diketiminato magnesium alkyl complex is shown to be an effective pre-catalyst for the first reported catalytic hydroboration of organic isonitriles, RNC, with HBpin. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions when R = alkyl and provides access to the corresponding 1,2-diborylated amine products.
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, USA. msh27@bath.ac.uk.
Catherine
C
Weetman
Michael S
MS
Hill
Mary F
MF
Mahon