@article{BraunschweigDewhurstSchwabetal.2010, author = {Braunschweig, Holger and Dewhurst, Rian D. and Schwab, Katrin and Wagner, Katharina}, title = {{N ',N ''-Bis[2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)phenyl]-N,N-dimethylguanidinato-kappa N-2 ',N ''}dibromidoborane}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-67622}, year = {2010}, abstract = {In the molecular structure of the title compound, C27H40N3BBr2, the B atom is connected to two bromide substituents and a guanidinate scaffold, forming a four- membered ring. An aryl group is connected to each N atom in the ring that contains two isopropyl groups in positions 2 and 6.}, subject = {Anorganische Chemie}, language = {en} } @article{BraunschweigDamme2010, author = {Braunschweig, Holger and Damme, Alexander}, title = {1,2-Bis(dimethylamino)-1,2-bis(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)diborane(4)}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-67639}, year = {2010}, abstract = {In the molecular structure of the title compound, C34H58B2N2, each B atom of the diborane(4) is connected to one dimethylamino group and one Tip ligand (Tip = 2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl). These findings indicate that the increased steric demand of the Tip groups exerts influence solely on the B—B separation but not on the overall geometry of the title compound.}, subject = {Anorganische Chemie}, language = {en} } @article{BraunschweigArnoldGruss2011, author = {Braunschweig, Holger and Arnold, Thomas and Gruss, Katrin}, title = {cyclo-Tri-mu-oxido-tris{[(eta 5,eta 5)-1,2-bis(cyclopentadienyl)-1,1,2,2-tetramethyldisilane]zirconium(IV)}: atrimeric disila-bridged oxidozirconocene}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-74737}, year = {2011}, abstract = {no abstract available}, subject = {Chemie}, language = {en} } @article{ArnoldBraunschweigGruss2011, author = {Arnold, Thomas and Braunschweig, Holger and Gruss, Katrin}, title = {cyclo-Tri-mu-oxido-tris{[(eta 5,eta 5)-1,2-bis(cyclopentadienyl)-1,1,2,2-tetramethyldisilane]zirconium(IV)}: a trimeric disila-bridged oxidozirconocene}, series = {Acta Crystallographica Section E: metal-organic compounds}, volume = {67}, journal = {Acta Crystallographica Section E: metal-organic compounds}, doi = {10.1107/S1600536811007094}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-134802}, pages = {M391-sup-23}, year = {2011}, abstract = {The title compound, [Zr(3)(C(14)H(20)Si(2))(3)O(3)], consists of three disila-bridged zirconocene units, which are connected via an oxide ligand, forming a nearly planar six-membered ring with a maximum displacement of 0.0191 (8) A. The compound was isolated as a by-product from a mixture of [(C(5)H(4)SiMe(2))(2)ZrCl(2)] and Li[AlH(4)] in Et(2)O.}, language = {en} } @article{ArnoldBraunschweigDamme2012, author = {Arnold, Nicole and Braunschweig, Holger and Damme, Alexander}, title = {Bis(μ-diisopropyl-phosphanido-\(κ^2\)P:P)bis-[hydrido(triisopropyl-phosphane-κP)platinum(II)]}, series = {Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online}, volume = {E68}, journal = {Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812022829}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-123723}, pages = {m808}, year = {2012}, abstract = {In the centrosymmetric molecular structure of the title compound \([Pt_2(C_6H_{14}P)_2H_2)(C_9H_{21}P)_2]\), each \(Pt^{II}\) atom is bound on one side to a phosphane ligand \((PiPr_3)\) and a hydrido ligand. On the other side, it is bound to two phosphanide ligands \((μ-PiPr_2)\), which engage a bridging position between the two \(Pt^{II}\) atoms, forming a distorted square-planar structure motif. The PtPt distance is 3.6755(2){\AA}. A comparable molecular structure was observed for bis-(μ-di-tert-butyl-phosphanido)bis-[hydrido(triethyl-phosphane)platinum(II)] [Itazaki et al. (2004 ). Organometallics, 23, 1610-1621].}, language = {en} } @article{BraunschweigKramer2014, author = {Braunschweig, Holger and Kramer, T.}, title = {Crystal structure of μ-1κC:2(\(η^2\))-carbonyl-carbonyl-1κC-chlorido-2κCl-μ-chloridoborylene-1:2\(κ^2\) B:B-[1(\(η^5\))-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl](tricyclohexylphosphane-2κP)iron(II)platinum(II) benzene monosolvate}, volume = {70}, number = {11}, doi = {10.1107/S1600536814023381}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-120120}, pages = {421-423}, year = {2014}, abstract = {In the mol­ecular structure of the dinuclear title compound \([η^5-(C_5(CH_3)_5)(CO)Fe{(μ-BCl)(μ-CO)}PtCl(P(C_6H_{11})_3)]·C_6H_6\), the two metal atoms, iron(II) and platinum(II), are bridged by one carbonyl (μ-CO) and one chlorido­borylene ligand (μ-BCl). The \(Pt^{II}\) atom is additionally bound to a chloride ligand situated trans to the bridging borylene, and a tri­cyclo­hexyl­phosphane ligand \((PCy_3)\) trans to the carbonyl ligand, forming a distorted square-planar structural motif at the \(Pt^{II}\) atom. The \(Fe_{II}\) atom is bound to a penta­methyl­cyclo­penta­dienyl ligand \([η^5-C_5(CH_3)_5]\) and one carbonyl ligand (CO), forming a piano-stool structure. Additionally, one benzene solvent mol­ecule is incorporated into the crystal structure, positioned staggered relative to the penta­methyl­cyclo­penta­dienyl ligand at the \(Fe^{II}\) atom, with a centroid-centroid separation of 3.630 (2) {\AA}.}, language = {en} } @article{AnsellKostakisBraunschweigetal.2016, author = {Ansell, Melvyn B. and Kostakis, George E. and Braunschweig, Holger and Navarro, Oscar and Spencer, John}, title = {Synthesis of functionalized hydrazines: facile homogeneous (N-heterocyclic carbene)-palladium(0)-catalyzed diboration and silaboration of azobenzenes}, series = {Advanced Synthesis \& Catalysis}, volume = {358}, journal = {Advanced Synthesis \& Catalysis}, number = {23}, doi = {10.1002/adsc.201601106}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-186582}, pages = {3765-3769}, year = {2016}, abstract = {The bis(N-heterocyclic carbene)(diphenylacetylene)palladium complex Pd(ITMe)\(_2\)(PhCCPh)] (ITMe=1,3,4,5-tetramethylimidazol-2-ylidene) acts as a highly active pre-catalyst in the diboration and silaboration of azobenzenes to synthesize a series of novel functionalized hydrazines. The reactions proceed using commercially available diboranes and silaboranes under mild reaction conditions.}, language = {en} } @article{BraunschweigEwingGhoshetal.2016, author = {Braunschweig, Holger and Ewing, William C. and Ghosh, Sundargopal and Kramer, Thomas and Mattock, James D. and {\"O}streicher, Sebastian and Vargas, Alfredo and Werner, Christine}, title = {Trimetallaborides as starting points for the syntheses of large metal-rich molecular borides and clusters}, series = {Chemical Science}, volume = {7}, journal = {Chemical Science}, number = {1}, doi = {10.1039/c5sc03206g}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-191511}, pages = {109-116}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Treatment of an anionic dimanganaborylene complex ([{Cp(CO)\(_2\)Mn}\(_2\)B]\(^-\)) with coinage metal cations stabilized by a very weakly coordinating Lewis base (SMe\(_2\)) led to the coordination of the incoming metal and subsequent displacement of dimethylsulfide in the formation of hexametalladiborides featuring planar four-membered M\(_2\)B\(_2\) cores (M = Cu, Au) comparable to transition metal clusters constructed around four-membered rings composed solely of coinage metals. The analogies between compounds consisting of B\(_2\)M\(_2\) units and M\(_4\) (M = Cu, Au) units speak to the often overlooked metalloid nature of boron. Treatment of one of these compounds (M = Cu) with a Lewis-basic metal fragment (Pt(PCy\(_3\))\(_2\)) led to the formation of a tetrametallaboride featuring two manganese, one copper and one platinum atom, all bound to boron in a geometry not yet seen for this kind of compound. Computational examination suggests that this geometry is the result of d\(^{10}\)-d\(^{10}\) dispersion interactions between the copper and platinum fragments.}, language = {en} } @article{BraunschweigKrummenacherMailaenderetal.2016, author = {Braunschweig, Holger and Krummenacher, Ivo and Mail{\"a}nder, Lisa and Pentecost, Leanne and Vargas, Alfredo}, title = {Formation of a stable radical by oxidation of a tetraorganoborate}, series = {Chemical Communications}, volume = {52}, journal = {Chemical Communications}, number = {43}, doi = {10.1039/c6cc02916g}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-191321}, pages = {7005-7008}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Herein, we describe the selective formation of a stable neutral spiroborate radical by one-electron oxidation of the corresponding tetraorganoborate salt Li[B(C\(_4\)Ph\(_4\))\(_2\)], formally containing a tetrahedral borate centre and a s-cis-butadiene radical cation as the spin-bearing site. Spectroscopic and computational methods have been used to determine the spin distribution and the chromism observed in the solid state.}, language = {en} } @article{ArrowsmithBoehnkeBraunschweigetal.2016, author = {Arrowsmith, Merle and B{\"o}hnke, Julian and Braunschweig, Holger and Celik, Mehmet and Dellermann, Theresa and Hammond, Kai}, title = {Uncatalyzed Hydrogenation of First-Row Main Group Multiple Bonds}, series = {Chemistry, A European Journal}, volume = {22}, journal = {Chemistry, A European Journal}, number = {48}, doi = {10.1002/chem.201604094}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-139364}, pages = {17169 -- 17172}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Room temperature hydrogenation of an SIDep-stabilized diboryne (SIDep = 1,3-bis(diethylphenyl)-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene) and a CAAC-supported diboracumulene (CAAC = 1-(2,6- diisopropylphenyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidin-2-ylidene) provided the first selective route to the corresponding 1,2-dihydrodiborenes. DFT calculations showed an overall exothermic (ΔG = 19.4 kcal mol\(^{-1}\) two-step asynchronous H\(_2\) addition mechanism proceeding via a bridging hydride.}, subject = {Diborane}, language = {en} }