title: Magnesium amide catalyzed selective hydroboration of esters.
abstract: Magnesium amide complexes such as Mg{N(SiMe3)2}2(1)xylLMgN(SiMe3)2·THF (2) [xylL = ArNC(NiPr2)NAr; (Ar = 2,6-Me2-C6H3)] anddippLMgN(SiMe3)2·THF (3) [dippL = ArNC(NiPr2)NAr; (Ar = 2,6-iPr2-C6H3)] are reported as highly efficient pre-catalysts for the hydroboration of a wide range of esters using pinacolborane (HBpin) under mild reaction conditions. Moreover, we have shown compound 1 catalyzed chemoselective reduction of esters in the presence of other reducible functional groups such as alkene, alkyne and nitro.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), HBNI, Bhubaneswar 752050, India. snembenna@niser.ac.in.
authors.forename: Milan Kr
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Barman
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), HBNI, Bhubaneswar 752050, India. snembenna@niser.ac.in.
authors.forename: Ashim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baishya
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), HBNI, Bhubaneswar 752050, India. snembenna@niser.ac.in.
authors.forename: Sharanappa
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8856-4561
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nembenna