TY - JOUR
T1 - A General, Rhodium-Catalyzed, Synthesis of Deuterated Boranes and N-Methyl Polyaminoboranes
AU - Colebatch, Annie L.
AU - Hawkey Gilder, Benjamin W.
AU - Whittell, George R.
AU - Oldroyd, Nicola L.
AU - Manners, Ian
AU - Weller, Andrew S.
PY - 2018/4/11
Y1 - 2018/4/11
N2 - The rhodium complex [Rh(Ph2PCH2CH2CH2PPh2)(η6-FC6H5)][BArF 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-dx (R=H, D; x=0, 2, 3 or 5). It also acts to catalyze the dehydropolymerization of 1-dx to give deuterated polyaminoboranes. Mechanistic studies suggest a metal-based polymerization involving an unusual hybrid coordination insertion chain-growth/step-growth mechanism.
AB - The rhodium complex [Rh(Ph2PCH2CH2CH2PPh2)(η6-FC6H5)][BArF 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-dx (R=H, D; x=0, 2, 3 or 5). It also acts to catalyze the dehydropolymerization of 1-dx to give deuterated polyaminoboranes. Mechanistic studies suggest a metal-based polymerization involving an unusual hybrid coordination insertion chain-growth/step-growth mechanism.
KW - borane
KW - dehydropolymerization
KW - deuterium
KW - H/D exchange
KW - rhodium
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85044191570&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/chem.201800737
DO - 10.1002/chem.201800737
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
C2 - 29504649
AN - SCOPUS:85044191570
SN - 0947-6539
VL - 24
SP - 5450
EP - 5455
JO - Chemistry - A European Journal
JF - Chemistry - A European Journal
IS - 21
ER -