Generation of aminoborane monomers RR ' N=BH2 from amine-boronium cations [RR ' NH-BH2L](+): metal catalyst-free formation of polyaminoboranes at ambient temperature

Owen J. Metters; Andy M. Chapman; Alasdair P. M. Robertson; Christopher H. Woodall; Paul J. Gates; Duncan F. Wass; Ian Manners

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Generation of aminoborane monomers RR ' N=BH2 from amine-boronium cations [RR ' NH-BH2L](+): metal catalyst-free formation of polyaminoboranes at ambient temperature

Owen J. Metters, Andy M. Chapman, Alasdair P. M. Robertson, Christopher H. Woodall, Paul J. Gates, Duncan F. Wass^*, Ian Manners

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Abstract

Protonation of MeRNH center dot BH3 (R = Me or H) with HX (X = B(C6F5)(4), OTf, or Cl), followed by immediate, spontaneous H-2 elimination, yielded the amine-boronium cation salt [MeRNH center dot BH2(OEt2)][B(C6F5)(4)] and related polar covalent analogs, MeRNH center dot BH2X (X = OTf or Cl). These species can be deprotonated to conveniently generate reactive aminoborane monomers MeRN=BH2 which oligomerize or polymerize; in the case of MeNH2 center dot BH3, the two step process gave poly(N-methylaminoborane), [MeNH-BH2](n).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	12146-12149
Number of pages	4
Journal	Chemical Communications
Volume	50
Issue number	81
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cc05145a
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYAMINOBORANES
FRUSTRATED LEWIS PAIRS
FREE HYDROGEN-TRANSFER
H BOND ACTIVATION
AMMONIA-BORANE
ADDITION POLYMERIZATION
ANIONIC-POLYMERIZATION
BORENIUM CATIONS
DEHYDROGENATION
MECHANISM

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Metters, Owen J. ; Chapman, Andy M. ; Robertson, Alasdair P. M. ; Woodall, Christopher H. ; Gates, Paul J. ; Wass, Duncan F. ; Manners, Ian. / Generation of aminoborane monomers RR ' N=BH2 from amine-boronium cations [RR ' NH-BH2L](+) : metal catalyst-free formation of polyaminoboranes at ambient temperature. In: Chemical Communications. 2014 ; Vol. 50, No. 81. pp. 12146-12149.

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Generation of aminoborane monomers RR ' N=BH2 from amine-boronium cations [RR ' NH-BH2L](+) : metal catalyst-free formation of polyaminoboranes at ambient temperature. / Metters, Owen J.; Chapman, Andy M.; Robertson, Alasdair P. M.; Woodall, Christopher H.; Gates, Paul J.; Wass, Duncan F.; Manners, Ian.

In: Chemical Communications, Vol. 50, No. 81, 2014, p. 12146-12149.

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