Experimental analysis of the catalytic cycle of the borane-promoted imine reduction with hydrosilanes: Spectroscopic detection of unexpected intermediates and a refined mechanism

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 135, Issue 46, 2013, Pages 17537-17546

  Hermeke, Julia ^a   Mewald, Marius ^a   Oestreich, Martin ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC VARIANTS; BOROHYDRIDE REDUCTIONS; CATALYST LOADINGS; ELECTRON-DEFICIENT; ENANTIOSELECTIVE TRANSFORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; HYDRIDE TRANSFERS; SPECTROSCOPIC DETECTION;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDRIDES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

LOADING;

BORANE DERIVATIVE; IMINE;

ALCOHOLYSIS; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHIRALITY; ELECTROPHILICITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROSILYLATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEOPHILICITY; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; REDUCTION; SILYLATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84888313990     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja409344w     Document Type: Article

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