A General, Rhodium-Catalyzed, Synthesis of Deuterated Boranes and N-Methyl Polyaminoboranes

Annie L. Colebatch; Benjamin W. Hawkey Gilder; George R. Whittell; Nicola L. Oldroyd; Ian Manners; Andrew S. Weller

doi:10.1002/chem.201800737

A General, Rhodium-Catalyzed, Synthesis of Deuterated Boranes and N-Methyl Polyaminoboranes

Annie L. Colebatch, Benjamin W. Hawkey Gilder, George R. Whittell, Nicola L. Oldroyd, Ian Manners, Andrew S. Weller^*

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The rhodium complex [Rh(Ph₂PCH₂CH₂CH₂PPh₂)(η⁶-FC₆H₅)][BAr^F ₄], 2, catalyzes BH/BD exchange between D₂ and the boranes H₃B⋅NMe₃, H₃B⋅SMe₂ and HBpin, facilitating the expedient isolation of a variety of deuterated analogues in high isotopic purities, and in particular the isotopologues of N-methylamine-borane: R₃B⋅NMeR₂ 1-d_x (R=H, D; x=0, 2, 3 or 5). It also acts to catalyze the dehydropolymerization of 1-d_x to give deuterated polyaminoboranes. Mechanistic studies suggest a metal-based polymerization involving an unusual hybrid coordination insertion chain-growth/step-growth mechanism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5450-5455
Number of pages	6
Journal	Chemistry - A European Journal
Volume	24
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201800737
Publication status	Published - 11 Apr 2018
Externally published	Yes

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