Beyond Dehydrocoupling: Group 2 Mediated Boron-Nitrogen Desilacoupling

David J. Liptrot, Merle Arrowsmith, Annie L. Colebatch, Terrance J. Hadlington, Michael S. Hill, Gabriele Kociok-Köhn, Mary F. Mahon

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Abstract

The alkaline-earth element bis(trimethylsilyl)amides, [Ae{N(SiMe3)2}2(thf)2] [Ae=Mg, Ca, Sr], are effective precatalysts for boron-nitrogen bond formation through the desilacoupling of amines, RR′NH (R=alkyl, aryl; R′=H, alkyl, aryl), and pinBSiMe2Ph. This reactivity also yields a stoichiometric quantity of Me2PhSiH and provides the first example of a catalytic main-group element-element coupling that is not dependent on the concurrent elimination of H2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15280-15283
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume54
Issue number50
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Dec 2015
Externally publishedYes

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