n-Butyllithium Catalyzed Hydroboration of Nitriles and Carbodiimides

Ben Yan, Xing He, Congjian Ni, Zhi Yang*, Xiaoli Ma*

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Abstract

Highly efficient and selective hydroboration of nitriles and carbodiimides with pinacolborane (HBpin) is achieved by using the simple and convenient n-BuLi as a catalyst. Solvent-free and good functional group tolerance under mild conditions have been achieved. A possible mechanistic pathway of the n-BuLi catalyzed hydroboration of nitriles with HBpin is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)851-854
Number of pages4
JournalChemCatChem
Volume13
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Feb 2021

Keywords

  • carbodiimides
  • hydroboration
  • n-Butyllithium
  • nitriles

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