BH, CH, and BC Bond Activation: The Role of Two Adjacent Agostic Interactions1. (2nd July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cassen, Audrey; Gloaguen, Yann; Vendier, Laure; Duhayon, Carine; Poblador‐Bahamonde, Amalia; Raynaud, Christophe; Clot, Eric; Alcaraz, Gilles; Sabo‐Etienne, Sylviane
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie. Volume 126:Number 29(2014)
• Page Start: 7699
• Page End: 7703
• Publication Date: 2014-07-02
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/ange.201404753
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0044-8249

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Tuning the nature of the linker in a L∼BHR phosphinoborane compound led to the isolation of a ruthenium complex stabilized by two adjacent, δ‐CH and ε‐B_sp2H, agostic interactions. Such a unique coordination mode stabilizes a 14‐electron "RuH₂P₂" fragment through connected σ‐bonds of different polarity, and affords selective BH, CH, and BC bond activation as illustrated by reactivity studies with H₂ and boranes.</p> </abstract>