Highly selective preparation and depolymerization of chemically recyclable poly (cyclopentene carbonate) enabled by organoboron catalysts

GW Yang, Y Wang, H Qi, YY Zhang, XF Zhu… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (cyclopentene carbonate)(PCPC) produced by copolymerization of CO2 and
cyclopentene oxide (CPO) is a promising but challenging chemical recyclable polymer that …

A Borane Lewis Acid in the Secondary Coordination Sphere of a Ni (II) Imido Imparts Distinct C–H Activation Selectivity

B Wang, CSG Seo, C Zhang, J Chu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Two borane-functionalized bidentate phosphine ligands that vary in tether length have been
prepared to examine cooperative metal–substrate interactions. Ni (0) complexes react with …

Counterion Variation: A Useful Lever for Maximizing the Regioselectivity in the Hydroboration of Terminal Alkynes

A Martínez-Bascuñana, JL Núñez-Rico, L Carreras… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The role of the counterion in metal-catalyzed reactions can be crucial as this often-
unconsidered component of the catalyst can modify the performance of the catalyst and …

Lewis Acid-Assisted C(sp3)–C(sp3) Reductive Elimination at Gold

CA Theulier, Y García-Rodeja, K Miqueu… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The phosphine-borane i Pr2P (o-C6H4) BFxyl2 (Fxyl= 3, 5-(F3C) 2C6H3) 1-Fxyl was found
to promote the reductive elimination of ethane from [AuMe2 (μ-Cl)] 2. Nuclear magnetic …

[HTML][HTML] Base metal chemistry and catalysis

ML Clapson, CS Durfy, D Facchinato… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2023 - cell.com
This perspective provides an entry-level conversation concerning base metal catalysis as a
green and sustainable solution in industrial and academic contexts. We establish a …

A catalytic collaboration: pairing transition metals and Lewis acids for applications in organic synthesis

AD Dilinaer, GJ Jobin, MW Drover - Dalton Transactions, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of metal catalysts to accelerate an organic transformation has proven indispensable
for access to structural motifs having applications across medicinal, polymer, materials …

Cooperative nitrile coordination using nickel and a boron‐containing secondary coordination sphere

ML Clapson, H Sharma, JA Zurakowski… - … –A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Metal‐ligand cooperation has emerged as a versatile tool for substrate activation in
chemical reactivity. Herein, we provide the synthesis and characterization of a monoboranyl …

[HTML][HTML] Chemo-selective Stille-type coupling of acyl-chlorides upon phosphine-borane Au (i) catalysis

N Hidalgo, A Le Gac, S Mallet-Ladeira, G Bouhadir… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Phosphine-boranes do not promote oxidative addition of acyl chlorides to gold, but the
phosphine-borane gold triflimide complex [iPr2P (o-C6H4) BCy2] AuNTf2 was found to …

[HTML][HTML] Cooperative heterometallic platforms enabling selective C–H bond activation and functionalization of pyridines

MM Shoshani - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2023 - cell.com
The development of methodologies for regioselective C–H functionalization of N-
heterocycles has seen sustained growth over the last two decades. Cooperative reactivity …

Secondary Coordination Sphere Alkylation Promotes Cyclometalation

JA Zurakowski, KR Brown, MW Drover - Inorganic Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Diphosphines have taken on a dominant role as supporting ligands in transition-metal
chemistry. Here, we describe complexes of the type [Cp* Fe (diphosphine)(X)](X= Cl, H) …