title: Synthesis of 2-(lutidinyl)organoboranes and their reactivities against dihydrogen and pinacol borane.
abstract: Two 2,4,6-tris(trifluoromethyl)phenyl-substituted 2-(lutidinyl)organoboranes (5a and 5b) were prepared. These complexes can function as intramolecular vicinal B/N frustrated Lewis pairs to heterolytically activate dihydrogen. When these complexes were treated with HBpin, two different reaction pathways took place. Whereas the reaction between 5a and HBpin affords a formal ligand-redistribution product, the reaction of 5b with HBpin leads to a dearomative dehydroborylation product.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Handan Rd, 220, Shanghai, 200433, China. huadongwang@fudan.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Junhao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Yue-Jian
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Huadong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang