Abstract
Make and break: Strongly electrophilic boranes RB(C6F 5)2 (R=Me, CH2CH2Ph) react with an aminodihydropentalene substrate by C=C bond cleavage with concomitant borylene insertion to yield the ring-enlarged zwitterionic borate/iminium product.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 12538-12540 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 42 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Nov 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- C-C activation
- boranes
- carboboration
- ring expansion