s-Block metal catalysts for the hydroboration of unsaturated bonds

M Magre, M Szewczyk, M Rueping - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The addition of a B–H bond to an unsaturated bond (polarized or unpolarized) is a powerful
and atom-economic tool for the synthesis of organoboranes. In recent years, s-block …

Heavier tetrylenes as single site catalysts

N Sen, S Khan - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An overview of the development of compounds with heavier low‐valent group 14 elements
(known as tetrylenes) as single component catalyst for organic transformation has been …

N-heterocyclic carbene-stabilized germanium and tin analogues of heavier nitriles: synthesis, reactivity, and catalytic application

V Nesterov, R Baierl, F Hanusch… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The synthesis of stable heavier analogues of nitriles as monomeric tetrylene–
phosphinidenes MesTerEP (IDipp)(E= Ge, Sn; MesTer= 2, 6-Mes2C6H3, IDipp= C ([N-(2, 6-i …

La[N(SiMe3)2]3-Catalyzed Ester Reductions with Pinacolborane: Scope and Mechanism of Ester Cleavage

CJ Barger, A Motta, VL Weidner, TL Lohr… - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Tris [N, N-bis (trimethylsilyl) amido] lanthanum (LaNTMS) is an efficient, highly active, and
selective homogeneous catalyst for ester reduction with pinacolborane (HBpin). Alkyl and …

Reversible Activation and Transfer of White Phosphorus by Silyl‐Stannylene

D Sarkar, C Weetman, D Munz… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Use of a silyl supported stannylene (MesTerSn (SitBu3)[MesTer= 2, 6‐(2, 4, 6‐Me3C6H2)
2C6H3] enables activation of white phosphorus under mild conditions, which is reversible …

Germyliumylidene: a versatile low valent group 14 catalyst

D Sarkar, S Dutta, C Weetman… - … A European Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bis‐NHC stabilized germyliumylidenes [RGe (NHC) 2]+ are typically Lewis basic (LB) in
nature, owing to their lone pair and coordination of two NHCs to the vacant p‐orbitals of the …

Application of an electrochemical microflow reactor for cyanosilylation: machine learning-assisted exploration of suitable reaction conditions for semi-large-scale …

E Sato, M Fujii, H Tanaka, K Mitsudo… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cyanosilylation of carbonyl compounds provides protected cyanohydrins, which can be
converted into many kinds of compounds such as amino alcohols, amides, esters, and …

Hydroboration of carbonyls and imines by an iminophosphonamido Tin (II) precatalyst

K Nakaya, S Takahashi, A Ishii, K Boonpalit… - Dalton …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel three-coordinated tin (II) chloride [Ph2P (NtBu) 2] SnCl (1) supported by an N, N′-di-
tert-butyliminophosphonamide having two phenyl groups on the phosphorus atom was …

Pyridylpyrrolido ligand in Ge (II) and Sn (II) chemistry: synthesis, reactivity and catalytic application

S Pahar, V Sharma, S Tothadi, SS Sen - Dalton Transactions, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In our previous communication, we have reported the synthesis of a new chlorogermylene
(B) featuring a pyridylpyrrolido ligand. This study details the preparation of a series of new …

O, N-Heterocyclic germylenes as efficient catalysts for hydroboration and cyanosilylation of benzaldehyde

KV Arsenyeva, KI Pashanova, OY Trofimova… - New Journal of …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
New monomeric O, N-heterocyclic germylene AdAPGe (1) based on 4, 6-di-tert-butyl-N-
adamantyl-o-aminophenol is synthesized and structurally characterized. Germylene 1 in the …