@article{BruecknerDewhurstDellermannetal.2019, author = {Br{\"u}ckner, Tobias and Dewhurst, Rian D. and Dellermann, Theresa and M{\"u}ller, Marcel and Braunschweig, Holger}, title = {Mild synthesis of diboryldiborenes by diboration of B-B triple bonds}, series = {Chemical Science}, volume = {10}, journal = {Chemical Science}, doi = {10.1039/C9SC02544H}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-186306}, pages = {7375-7378}, year = {2019}, abstract = {A set of diboryldiborenes are prepared by the mild, catalyst-free, room-temperature diboration of the B-B triple bonds of doubly base-stabilized diborynes. Two of the product diboryldiborenes are found to be air- and water-stable in the solid state, an effect that is attributed to their high crystallinity and extreme insolubility in a wide range of solvents.}, language = {en} } @unpublished{BruecknerArrowsmithHessetal.2019, author = {Br{\"u}ckner, Tobias and Arrowsmith, Merle and Heß, Merlin and Hammond, Kai and M{\"u}ller, Marcel and Braunschweig, Holger}, title = {Synthesis of fused B,N-heterocycles by alkyne cleavage, NHC ring-expansion and C-H activation at a diboryne}, series = {Chemical Communications}, journal = {Chemical Communications}, doi = {10.1039/C9CC02657F}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-184899}, year = {2019}, abstract = {The addition of alkynes to a staturated N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-supported diboryne results in spontaneous cycloaddition, with complete B≡B and C≡C triple bond cleavage, NHC ring- expansion and activation of a variety of C-H bonds, leading to the formation of complex mixtures of fused B,N-heterocycles.}, language = {en} }