@article{ZhangLiuWangetal.2022,
  author    = {Zhang, Chonghe and Liu, Xiaocui and Wang, Junyi and Ye, Qing},
  title     = {A Three-Dimensional Inorganic Analogue of 9,10-Diazido-9,10-Diboraanthracene: A Lewis Superacidic Azido Borane with Reactivity and Stability},
  series = {Angewandte Chemie},
  volume    = {61},
  journal   = {Angewandte Chemie},
  number    = {36},
  doi       = {10.1002/anie.202205506},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-318322},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Herein, we report the facile synthesis of a three-dimensional (3D) inorganic analogue of 9,10-diazido-9,10-dihydrodiboraantracene, which turned out to be a monomer in both the solid and solution state, and thermally stable up to 230 °C, representing a rare example of azido borane with boosted Lewis acidity and stability in one. Apart from the classical acid-base and Staudinger reactions, E-H bond activation (E=B, Si, Ge) was investigated. While the reaction with B-H (9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane) led directly to the 1,1-addition on N\(_{α}\) upon N\(_{2}\) elimination, the Si-H (Et\(_{3}\)SiH, PhMe\(_{2}\)SiH) activation proceeded stepwise via 1,2-addition, with the key intermediates 5\(_{int}\) and 6\(_{int}\) being isolated and characterized. In contrast, the cooperative Ge-H was reversible and stayed at the 1,2-addition step.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WeiWangYangetal.2023,
  author    = {Wei, Yuxiang and Wang, Junyi and Yang, Weiguang and Lin, Zhenyang and Ye, Qing},
  title     = {Boosting Ring Strain and Lewis Acidity of Borirane: Synthesis, Reactivity and Density Functional Theory Studies of an Uncoordinated Arylborirane Fused to o-Carborane},
  series = {Chemistry - A European Journal},
  volume    = {29},
  journal   = {Chemistry - A European Journal},
  number    = {5},
  doi       = {10.1002/chem.202203265},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-312089},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Among the parent borirane, benzoborirene and ortho-dicarbadodecaborane-fused borirane, the latter possesses the highest ring strain and the highest Lewis acidity according to our density functional theory (DFT) studies. The synthesis of this class of compounds is thus considerably challenging. The existing examples require either a strong π-donating group or an extra ligand for B-coordination, which nevertheless suppresses or completely turns off the Lewis acidity. The title compound, which possesses both features, not only allows the 1,2-insertion of P=O, C=O or C≡N to proceed under milder conditions, but also enables the heretofore unknown dearomative 1,4-insertion of Ar-(C=O)- into a B-C bond. The fusion of strained molecular systems to an o-carborane cage shows great promise for boosting both the ring strain and acidity.},
  language  = {en}
}