title: Boron-Metallated Borirenes and Bis(Borirenes).
abstract: Heating the metalloborylene complex [{(η(5) -C5 Me5 )Fe(CO)2 }(μ-B){Cr(CO)5 }] with alkynes and diynes leads to the formation of B-metallated borirenes and a bis(B-metallated borirene) through formal transfer of the metalloborylene moiety [(η(5) -C5 Me5 )(OC)2 Fe(B:)]. By using this protocol, a range of B-metallated borirenes with electron-donating and electron-withdrawing substituents are prepared, and these are studied spectroscopically, structurally, and computationally. The yellow-orange color of the complexes is additionally explained through time-dependent density functional theory calculations.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany. h.braunschweig@uni-wuerzburg.de.
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Braunschweig
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Rian D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Dewhurst
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ferkinghoff
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Radacki
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Weißenberger
keywords: alkynes; boron; bridging ligands; iron; small-ring systems