@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} } @unpublished{ArrowsmithBoehnkeBraunschweigetal.2016, author = {Arrowsmith, Merle and B{\"o}hnke, Julian and Braunschweig, Holger and Celik, Mehmet and Claes, Christina and Ewing, William and Krummenacher, Ivo and Lubitz, Katharina and Schneider, Christoph}, title = {Neutral Diboron Analogues of Archetypal Aromatic Species by Spontaneous Cycloaddition}, doi = {10.1002/anie.201602384}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-142500}, pages = {4}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Among the numerous routes organic chemists have developed to synthesize benzene derivatives and heteroaro- matic compounds, transition-metal-catalyzed cycloaddition reactions are the most elegant. In contrast, cycloaddition reactions of heavier alkene and alkyne analogues, though limited in scope, proceed uncatalyzed. In this work we present the first spontaneous cycloaddition reactions of lighter alkene and alkyne analogues. Selective addition of unactivated alkynes to boron-boron multiple bonds under ambient con- ditions yielded diborocarbon equivalents of simple aromatic hydrocarbons, including the first neutral 6p-aromatic dibora- benzene compound, a 2 p-aromatic triplet biradical 1,3-dibor- ete, and a phosphine-stabilized 2 p-homoaromatic 1,3-dihydro- 1,3-diborete. DFT calculations suggest that all three com- pounds are aromatic and show frontier molecular orbitals matching those of the related aromatic hydrocarbons, C6H6 and C4H42+, and homoaromatic C4H5+.}, subject = {Diborane}, language = {en} } @unpublished{BraunschweigKrummenacherLichtenbergetal.2016, author = {Braunschweig, Holger and Krummenacher, Ivo and Lichtenberg, Crispin and Mattock, James and Sch{\"a}fer, Marius and Schmidt, Uwe and Schneider, Christoph and Steffenhagen, Thomas and Ullrich, Stefan and Vargas, Alfredo}, title = {Dibora[2]ferrocenophane: A Carbene-Stabilized Diborene in a Strained cis-Configuration}, series = {Angewandte Chemie, International Edition}, journal = {Angewandte Chemie, International Edition}, doi = {10.1002/anie.201609601}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-141981}, pages = {9}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Unsaturated bridges that link the two cyclopentadienyl ligands together in strained ansa metallocenes are rare and limited to carbon-carbon double bonds. The synthesis and isolation of a strained ferrocenophane containing an unsaturated two-boron bridge, isoelectronic with a C=C double bond, was achieved by reduction of a carbene-stabilized 1,1'-bis(dihaloboryl)ferrocene. A combination of spectroscopic and electrochemical measurements as well as density functional theory (DFT) calculations was used to assess the influence of the unprecedented strained cis configuration on the optical and electrochemical properties of the carbene-stabilized diborene unit. Initial reactivity studies show that the dibora[2]ferrocenophane is prone to boron-boron double bond cleavage reactions.}, subject = {Metallocene}, 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} }