Cationic terminal borylene complexes: Interconversion of amino and alkoxy borylenes by an unprecedented Meerwein-Ponndorf hydride transfer

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 3513-3516

  Kays, Deborah L ^a   Day, Joanna K ^a   Aldridge, Simon ^a   Harrington, Ross W ^b   Clegg, William ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boron; Borylene ligands; Hydrogen transfer; Imines; Iron

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPLEXATION; HYDRIDES; IRON; OLEFINS;

BORYLENE LIGANDS; HYDRIDE TRANSFER; HYDROGEN TRANSFER; IMINES;

BORON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33746265804     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200600714     Document Type: Article

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