Volume 52, Issue 2 pp. 729-733
Communication

Reversible Intramolecular Coupling of the Terminal Borylene and a Carbonyl Ligand of [Cp(CO)2MnBtBu]

Prof. Dr. Holger Braunschweig

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Prof. Dr. Holger Braunschweig

Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg (Germany)

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Dr. Krzysztof Radacki

Dr. Krzysztof Radacki

Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg (Germany)

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Dr. Rong Shang

Dr. Rong Shang

Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg (Germany)

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Dr. Christopher W. Tate

Dr. Christopher W. Tate

Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg (Germany)

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First published: 20 November 2012
Citations: 37

We are grateful to the European Research Council (Advanced Investigator Grant to H.B.) for financial support.

Graphical Abstract

Cyclic complex 2 with bridging carbonyl ligands was synthesized from a facile and reversible intermolecular carbonyl–borylene ligand coupling reaction at room temperature. Complex 2 exhibits an unprecedented coordination mode for boron–metal complexes, which is also reflected in its remarkable 11B NMR chemical shift of −57.2 ppm. Findings from spectroscopic, X-ray, and computational studies are presented, along with a proposed mechanism.

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