@article{SchmidtWernerArrowsmithetal.2020,
  author    = {Schmidt, Uwe and Werner, Luis and Arrowsmith, Merle and Deissenberger, Andrea and Hermann, Alexander and Hofmann, Alexander and Ullrich, Stefan and Mattock, James D. and Vargas, Alfredo and Braunschweig, Holger},
  title     = {Trans-selektive Dihydroborierung eines cis-Diborens durch Insertion: Synthese eines linearen sp\(^3\)-sp\(^2\)-sp\(^3\)-Triborans und anschließende Kationisierung},
  series = {Angewandte Chemie},
  volume    = {132},
  journal   = {Angewandte Chemie},
  number    = {1},
  doi       = {10.1002/ange.201911645},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-219713},
  pages     = {333-337},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Die Reaktion zwischen Aryl- und Amino(dihydro)boranen und Dibora[2]ferrocenophan 1 f{\"u}hrt zur Bildung von 1,3-trans-Dihydrotriboranen durch formale Hydrierung und Insertion eines Borylens in die B=B Doppelbindung. Die Aryltriboran-Derivate unterliegen einer reversiblen Photoisomerisierung zugunsten eines cis-1,2-μ-H-3-Hydrotriborans, w{\"a}hrend eine Hydridabstraktion zu kationischen Triboranen f{\"u}hrt, welche die ersten doppelt basenstabilisierten B\(_3\)H\(_4\)\(^+\)-Analoga darstellen.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{SchmidtWernerArrowsmithetal.2020,
  author    = {Schmidt, Uwe and Werner, Luis and Arrowsmith, Merle and Deissenberger, Andrea and Hermann, Alexander and Hofmann, Alexander and Ullrich, Stefan and Mattock, James D. and Vargas, Alfredo and Braunschweig, Holger},
  title     = {trans-Selective Insertional Dihydroboration of a cis-Diborene: Synthesis of Linear sp\(^3\)-sp\(^2\)-sp\(^3\)-Triboranes and Subsequent Cationization},
  series = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition},
  volume    = {59},
  journal   = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition},
  number    = {1},
  doi       = {10.1002/anie.201911645},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-208090},
  pages     = {325-329},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {The reaction of aryl- and amino(dihydro)boranes with dibora[2]ferrocenophane 1 leads to the formation 1,3-trans -dihydrotriboranes by formal hydrogenation and insertion of a borylene unit into the B=B bond. The aryltriborane derivatives undergo reversible photoisomerization to the cis -1,2-μ-H-3-hydrotriboranes, while hydride abstraction affords cationic triboranes, which represent the first doubly base-stabilized B3H4\(^+\) analogues.},
  language  = {en}
}
@unpublished{SchmidtFantuzziArrowsmithetal.2020,
  author    = {Schmidt, Uwe and Fantuzzi, Felipe and Arrowsmith, Merle and Hermann, Alexander and Prieschl, Dominic and Rempel, Anna and Engels, Bernd and Braunschweig, Holger},
  title     = {Tuneable reduction of cymantrenylboranes to diborenes or borylene-derived boratafulvenes},
  series = {Chemical Communications},
  journal   = {Chemical Communications},
  doi       = {10.1039/D0CC06398C},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-222149},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Whereas the reduction of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-stabilised cymantrenyldibromoboranes, (NHC)BBr\(_2\)Cym, in benzene results in formation of the corresponding diborenes (NHC)\(_2\)B\(_2\)Cym\(_2\), a change of solvent to THF yields a borylene of the form (NHC)\(_2\)BCym, stabilised through its boratafulvene resonance form.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MatlerArrowsmithSchorretal.2021,
  author    = {Matler, Alexander and Arrowsmith, Merle and Schorr, Fabian and Hermann, Alexander and Hofmann, Alexander and Lenczyk, Carsten and Braunschweig, Holger},
  title     = {Reactivity of Terminal Iron Borylenes and Bis(borylenes) with Carbodiimides: Cycloaddition, Metathesis, Insertion and C-H Activation Pathways},
  series = {European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry},
  volume    = {2021},
  journal   = {European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry},
  number    = {45},
  doi       = {10.1002/ejic.202100629},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-257397},
  pages     = {4619-4631},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The reactions of carbodiimides with the iron arylborylene complex [Fe=BDur(CO)\(_{3}\)(PMe\(_{3}\))] (Dur=2,3,5,6-Me\(_{4}\)C\(_{6}\)H) and the iron bis(borylene) complex [Fe{=BDur}{=BN(SiMe\(_{3}\))\(_{2}\)}(CO)\(_{3}\)] yield a wide variety of temperature-dependent products, including known FeBNC and novel FeBNB metallacycles, complexes of N-heterocyclic boracarbene and spiro-boracarbene ligands and a unique 1,3,2,4-diazadiborolyl pianostool complex, characterized by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. The product distributions can be rationalized by considering sequences of cycloaddition, metathesis, insertion, and C-H activation pathways mainly governed by sterics.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HermannFantuzziArrowsmithetal.2020,
  author    = {Hermann, Alexander and Fantuzzi, Felipe and Arrowsmith, Merle and Zorn, Theresa and Krummenacher, Ivo and Ritschel, Benedikt and Radacki, Krzysztof and Engels, Bernd and Braunschweig, Holger},
  title     = {Oxidation, Coordination, and Nickel-Mediated Deconstruction of a Highly Electron-Rich Diboron Analogue of 1,3,5-Hexatriene},
  series = {Angewandte Chemie, International Edition},
  volume    = {59},
  journal   = {Angewandte Chemie, International Edition},
  number    = {36},
  doi       = {10.1002/anie.202006131},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-240652},
  pages     = {15717-15725},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {The reductive coupling of an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) stabilized (dibromo)vinylborane yields a 1,2-divinyl- diborene, which, although isoelectronic to a 1,3,5-triene, displays no extended p conjugation because of twisting of the C\(_2\)B\(_2\)C\(_2\) chain. While this divinyldiborene coordinates to copper(I) and platinum(0) in an η\(^2\)-B\(_2\) and η\(^4\)-C\(_2\)B\(_2\) fashion, respectively, it undergoes a complex rearrangement to an η\(^4\)-1,3-diborete upon complexation with nickel(0).},
  language  = {en}
}
@unpublished{HermannCidMattocketal.2018,
  author    = {Hermann, Alexander and Cid, Jessica and Mattock, James D. and Dewhurst, Rian D. and Krummenacher, Ivo and Vargas, Alfredo and Ingleson, Michael J. and Braunschweig, Holger},
  title     = {Diboryldiborenes: π-Conjugated B\(_4\) Chains Isoelectronic to the Butadiene Dication},
  series = {Angewandte Chemie, International Edition},
  journal   = {Angewandte Chemie, International Edition},
  doi       = {10.1002/anie.201805394},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-167977},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {sp\(^2\)-sp\(^3\) diborane species based on bis(catecholato)diboron and N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are subjected to catechol/bromide exchange selectively at the sp\(^3\) boron atom. The reduction of the resulting 1,1-dibromodiborane adducts led to reductive coupling and isolation of doubly NHC-stabilized 1,2-diboryldiborenes. These compounds are the first examples of molecules exhibiting pelectron delocalization over an all-boron chain.},
  language  = {en}
}
@unpublished{HermannArrowsmithTrujilloGonzalezetal.2020,
  author    = {Hermann, Alexander and Arrowsmith, Merle and Trujillo-Gonzalez, Daniel and Jim{\´e}nez-Halla, J. Oscar C. and Vargas, Alfredo and Braunschweig, Holger},
  title     = {Trapping of a Borirane Intermediate in the Reductive Coupling of an Arylborane to a Diborene},
  series = {Journal of the American Chemical Society},
  journal   = {Journal of the American Chemical Society},
  doi       = {10.1021/jacs.0c02306},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-203140},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {The reductive coupling of an NHC-stabilized aryldibromoborane yields a mixture of trans- and cis-diborenes in which the aryl groups are coplanar with the diborene core. Under dilute reduction conditions two diastereomers of a borirane-borane intermediate are isolated, which upon further reduction give rise to the aforementioned diborene mixture. DFT calculations suggest a mechanism proceeding via nucleophilic attack of a dicoordinate borylene intermediate on the aryl ring and subsequent intramolecular B-B bond formation.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Hermann2021,
  author    = {Hermann, Alexander},
  title     = {Untersuchung von B-B-Doppelbindungen als Bestandteil konjugierter p-Systeme},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-20459},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-204592},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Der erste Teil dieser Arbeit besch{\"a}ftigt sich mit der "Synthese und Reaktivit{\"a}t sterisch anspruchsvoller Iminoborane". Dabei war es m{\"o}glich, ausgehend von einem Terphenylamin geeignete Aminoborane zu synthetisieren, welche anschließend mit starken, nicht-nukleophilen Basen umgesetzt wurden. Mittels formaler HCl-Eliminierung mit LiTmp gelang auf diese Weise die Darstellung sterisch anspruchsvoller Iminoborane. Der zweite Teil dieser Arbeit befasst sich mit der "Untersuchung von B-B-Doppelbindungen als Bestandteil konjugierter p-Systeme". Durch die Verwendung von sterisch wenig anspruchsvollen Liganden oder Boryl-Substituenten war es m{\"o}glich planare Diboren-Systeme zu generieren und dar{\"u}berhinaus Divinyldiborene darzustellen.},
  subject      = {Konjugation},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{HagspielArrowsmithFantuzzietal.2021,
  author    = {Hagspiel, Stephan and Arrowsmith, Merle and Fantuzzi, Felipe and Vargas, Alfredo and Rempel, Anna and Hermann, Alexander and Br{\"u}ckner, Tobias and Braunschweig, Holger},
  title     = {Highly colored boron-doped thiazolothiazoles from the reductive dimerization of boron isothiocyanates},
  series = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition},
  volume    = {60},
  journal   = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition},
  number    = {12},
  doi       = {10.1002/anie.202015508},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-256432},
  pages     = {6446-6450},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Reduction of (CAAC)BBr\(_2\)(NCS) (CAAC=cyclic alkyl(amino)carbene) in the presence of a Lewis base L yields tricoordinate (CAAC)LB(NCS) borylenes which undergo reversible E/Z-isomerization. The same reduction in the absence of L yields deep blue, bis(CAAC)-stabilized, boron-doped, aromatic thiazolothiazoles resulting from the dimerization of dicoordinate (CAAC)B(NCS) borylene intermediates.},
  language  = {en}
}
@unpublished{CidHermannRadcliffeetal.2018,
  author    = {Cid, Jessica and Hermann, Alexander and Radcliffe, James E. and Curless, Liam D. and Braunschweig, Holger and Ingleson, Michael J.},
  title     = {Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Diboron(5) Compounds and Their Conversion to Diboron(5) Cations},
  series = {Organometallics},
  journal   = {Organometallics},
  doi       = {10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00288},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-164299},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Reaction of bis-catecholatodiboron-NHC adducts, B\(_2\)Cat\(_2\)(NHC), (NHC = IMe (tetramethylimidazol-2-ylidene), IMes (1,3-dimesitylimidazol-2-ylidene) or IDIPP (1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene)) with BCl3 results in the replacement of the catecholato group bound to the four coordinate boron with two chlorides to yield diboron(5) Lewis acid-base adducts of formula CatB-BCl\(_2\)(NHC). These compounds are precursors to diboron(5) monocations, accessed by adding AlCl\(_3\) or K[B(C\(_6\)F\(_5\))\(_4\)] as halide abstraction agents in the presence of a Lewis base. The substitution of the chlorides of CatB-BCl\(_2\)(NHC) for hydrides is achieved using Bu\(_3\)SnH and a halide abstracting agent to form 1,1-dihydrodiboron(5) compounds, CatB-BH\(_2\)(NHC). Attempts to generate diboron(4) monocations of formula [CatB-B(Y)(NHC)]\(^+\) (Y = Cl or H) led to the rapid formation of CatBY.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BoehnkeBruecknerHermannetal.2018,
  author    = {B{\"o}hnke, Julian and Br{\"u}ckner, Tobias and Hermann, Alexander and Gonz{\´a}lez-Belman, Oscar F. and Arrowsmith, Merle and Jim{\´e}nez-Halla, J. Oscar C. and Braunschweig, Holger},
  title     = {Single and double activation of acetone by isolobal B≡N and B≡B triple bonds},
  series = {Chemical Science},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {Chemical Science},
  doi       = {10.1039/c8sc01249k},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-164286},
  pages     = {5354-5359},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {B≡N and B≡B triple bonds induce C-H activation of acetone to yield a (2-propenyloxy)aminoborane and an unsymmetrical 1-(2- propenyloxy)-2-hydrodiborene, respectively. DFT calculations showed that, despite their stark electronic differences, both the B≡N and B≡B triple bonds activate acetone via a similar coordination-deprotonation mechansim. In contrast, the reaction of acetone with a cAAC-supported diboracumulene yielded a unique 1,2,3-oxadiborole, which according to DFT calculations also proceeds via an unsymmetrical diborene, followed by intramolecular hydride migration and a second C-H activation of the enolate ligand.},
  language  = {en}
}