@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{BraunschweigConstantinidisDellermannetal.2016,
  author    = {Braunschweig, Holger and Constantinidis, Philipp and Dellermann, Theresa and Ewing, William and Fischer, Ingo and Hess, Merlin and Knight, Fergus and Rempel, Anna and Schneider, Christoph and Ullrich, Stefan and Vargas, Alfredo and Woolins, Derek},
  title     = {Highly Strained Heterocycles Constructed from Boron-Boron Multiple Bonds and Heavy Chalcogens},
  series = {Angewandte Chemie, International Edition},
  volume    = {55},
  journal   = {Angewandte Chemie, International Edition},
  number    = {18},
  doi       = {10.1002/anie.201601691},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-138237},
  pages     = {5606 -- 5609},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {The reactions of a diborene with elemental selenium or tellurium are shown to afford a diboraselenirane or diboratellurirane, respectively. These reactions are reminiscent of the sequestration of subvalent oxygen and nitrogen in the formation of oxiranes and aziridines; however, such reactivity is not known between alkenes and the heavy chalcogens. Although carbon is too electronegative to affect the reduction of elements with lower relative electronegativity, the highly reducing nature of the B B double bond enables reactions with Se0 and Te0. The capacity of multiple bonds between boron atoms to donate electron density is highlighted in reactions where diborynes behave as nucleophiles, attacking one of the two Te atoms of diaryltellurides, forming salts consisting of diboratellurenium cations and aryltelluride anions.},
  subject      = {Bor},
  language  = {en}
}