TY - INPR A1 - Wang, Sunewang Rixin A1 - Arrowsmith, Merle A1 - Braunschweig, Holger A1 - Dewhurst, Rian A1 - Paprocki, Valerie A1 - Winner, Lena T1 - CuOTf-mediated intramolecular diborene hydroarylation T2 - Chemical Communications N2 - Upon complexation to CuOTf, a PMe\(_3\)-stabilized bis(9-anthryl) diborene slowly undergoes an intramolecular hydroarylation reaction at room temperature. Subsequent triflation of the B–H bond with CuOTf, followed by a PMe\(_3\) transfer, finally yields a cyclic sp\(^2\)-sp\(^3\) boryl-substituted boronium triflate salt. KW - boron KW - C-H activation KW - transition metals Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-154055 N1 - This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Chemical Communications, 2017, 11945-11947 which has been published at DOI: 10.1039/C7CC07371B. ER - TY - INPR A1 - Wang, Sunewang Rixin A1 - Arrowsmith, Merle A1 - Braunschweig, Holger A1 - Dewhurst, Rian A1 - Dömling, Michael A1 - Mattock, James A1 - Pranckevicius, Conor A1 - Vargas, Alfredo T1 - Monomeric 16-Electron π-Diborene Complexes of Zn(II) and Cd(II) T2 - Journal of the American Chemical Society N2 - Despite the prevalence of stable π-complexes of most d\(^{10}\) metals, such as Cu(I) and Ni(0), with ethylene and other olefins, complexation of d\(^{10}\) Zn(II) to simple olefins is too weak to form isolable complexes due to the metal ion's limited capacity for π-backdonation. By employing more strongly donating π- ligands, namely neutral diborenes with a high-lying π(B=B) or- bital, monomeric 16-electron M(II)-diborene (M = Zn, Cd) π- complexes were synthesized in good yields. Metal–B2 π- interactions in both the solid and solution state were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray analyses and their solution NMR and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, respectively. The M(II) centers adopt a trigonal planar geometry and interact almost symmetrically with both boron atoms. The MB2 planes significantly twist out of the MX\(_2\) planes about the M-centroid(B–B) vector, with angles rang- ing from 47.0° to 85.5°, depending on the steric interactions be- tween the diborene ligand and the MX\(_2\) fragment. KW - boron KW - transition metal complex KW - diborene Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-153058 N1 - This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139 (31), pp 10661–10664, which has been published in final form at doi:10.1021/jacs.7b06644. ER - TY - INPR A1 - Wang, Sunewang R. A1 - Arrowsmith, Merle A1 - Böhnke, Julian A1 - Braunschweig, Holger A1 - Dellermann, Theresa A1 - Dewhurst, Rian D. A1 - Kelch, Hauke A1 - Krummenacher, Ivo A1 - Mattock, James D. A1 - Müssig, Jonas H. A1 - Thiess, Torsten A1 - Vargas, Alfredo A1 - Zhang, Jiji T1 - Engineering a Small HOMO-LUMO Gap and Intramolecular B–B Hydroarylation by Diborene/Anthracene Orbital Intercalation T2 - Angewandte Chemie, International Edition N2 - The diborene 1 was synthesized by reduction of a mixture of 1,2-di-9-anthryl-1,2-dibromodiborane(4) (6) and trimethylphosphine with potassium graphite. The X-ray structure of 1 shows the two anthryl rings to be parallel and their π(C\(_{14}\)) systems perpendicular to the diborene π(B=B) system. This twisted conformation allows for intercalation of the relatively high-lying π(B=B) orbital and the low-lying π* orbital of the anthryl moiety with no significant conjugation, resulting in a small HOMO-LUMO gap (HLG) and ultimately an unprecedented anthryl B–B bond hydroarylation. The HLG of 1 was estimated to be 1.57 eV from the onset of the long wavelength band in its UV–vis absorption spectrum (THF, λ\(_{onset}\) = 788 nm). The oxidation of 1 with elemental selenium afforded diboraselenirane 8 in quantitative yield. By oxidative abstraction of one phosphine ligand by another equivalent of elemental selenium, the B–B and C\(^1\)–H bonds of 8 were cleaved to give the cyclic 1,9-diboraanthracene 9. KW - boron KW - small HOMO-LUMO gap KW - diborenes KW - borylation KW - hydroarylation Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-148126 N1 - This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: S. R. Wang, M. Arrowsmith, J. Böhnke, H. Braunschweig, T. Dellermann, R. D. Dewhurst, H. Kelch, I. Krummenacher, J. D. Mattock, J. H. Müssig, T. Thiess, A. Vargas, J. Zhang, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 8009., which has been published in final form at DOI: 10.1002/anie.201704063. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. VL - 56 IS - 27 ER - TY - INPR A1 - Stoy, Andreas A1 - Böhnke, Julian A1 - Jiménez-Halla, J. Oscar C. A1 - Dewhurst, Rian D. A1 - Thiess, Torsten A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - CO\(_2\) Binding and Splitting by Boron–Boron Multiple Bonds T2 - Angewandte Chemie, International Edition N2 - CO\(_2\) is found to undergo room-temperature, ambient- pressure reactions with two species containing boron-boron multiple bonds, leading to incorporation of either one or two CO\(_2\) molecules. In one case, a thermally-unstable intermediate was structurally characterized, indicating the operation of an initial 2+2 cycloaddition mechanism in the reaction. KW - carbon dioxide KW - CO2 fixation KW - diborenes KW - diborynes KW - boron Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-164265 N1 - This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: A. Stoy, J. Böhnke, J. O. C. Jiménez‐Halla, R. D. Dewhurst, T. Thiess, H. Braunschweig, Angew. Chem. Int.Ed. 2018, 57,5947 –5951, which has been published in final form at DOI: 10.1002/anie.201802117. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. ER - TY - INPR A1 - Stennett, Tom A1 - Mattock, James A1 - Vollert, Ivonne A1 - Vargas, Alfredo A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Unsymmetrical, Cyclic Diborenes and Thermal Rearrangement to a Borylborylene T2 - Angewandte Chemie, International Edition N2 - Cyclic diboranes(4) based on a chelating monoanionic, benzylphosphine linker were prepared by boron-silicon exchange between arylsilanes and B\(_2\)Br\(_4\). Coordination of Lewis bases to the remaining sp\(^2\) boron atom yielded unsymmetrical sp\(^3\)-sp\(^3\) diboranes, which were reduced with KC\(_8\) to their corresponding trans-diborenes. These compounds were studied by a combination of spectroscopic methods, X-ray diffraction and DFT calculations. PMe\(_3\)-stabilized diborene 6 was found to undergo thermal rearrangement to gem- diborene 8. DFT calculations on 8 reveal a polar boron-boron bond, and indicate that the compound is best described as a borylborylene. KW - boron KW - borylene KW - multiple bonds KW - rearrangement KW - DFT calculations Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-160258 N1 - This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: T. E. Stennett, J. D. Mattock, I. Vollert, A. Vargas, H. Braunschweig, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 4098., which has been published in final form at DOI: 10.1002/anie.201800671. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. VL - 57 ER - TY - INPR A1 - Stennett, Tom A1 - Mattock, James A1 - Pentecost, Leanne A1 - Vargas, Alfredo A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Chelated Diborenes and their Inverse-Electron-Demand Diels- Alder Reactions with Dienes T2 - Angewandte Chemie, International Edition N2 - A doubly base-stabilized diborane based on a benzylphosphine linker was prepared by a salt elimination reaction between 2-LiC\(_6\)H\(_4\)CH\(_2\)PCy\(_2\).Et\(_2\)O and B\(_2\)Br\(_4\). This compound was reduced with KC8 to its corresponding diborene, with the benzylphosphine forming a five-membered chelate. The diborene reacts with butadiene, 2-trimethylsiloxy-1,3-butadiene and isoprene to form 4,5-diboracyclohexenes, which interconvert between their 1,1- (geminal) and 1,2- (vicinal) chelated isomers. The 1,1-chelated diborene undergoes a halide-catalysed isomerisation into its thermodynamically favoured 1,2-isomer, which undergoes Diels-Alder reactions more slowly than the kinetic product. KW - boron KW - cycloaddition KW - DFT calculations KW - chelates KW - low-valent compounds Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-178268 N1 - This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: T. E. Stennett, J. D. Mattock, L. Pentecost, A. Vargas, H. Braunschweig, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 15276., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201809217. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stennett, Tom E. A1 - Jayaraman, Arumugam A1 - Brückner, Tobias A1 - Schneider, Lea A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Hydrophosphination of boron–boron multiple bonds JF - Chemical Science N2 - Five compounds containing boron–boron multiple bonds are shown to undergo hydrophosphination reactions with diphenylphosphine in the absence of a catalyst. With diborenes, the products obtained are highly dependent on the substitution pattern at the boron atoms, with both 1,1- and 1,2- hydrophosphinations observed. With a symmetrical diboryne, 1,2-hydrophosphination yields a hydro(phosphino)diborene. The different mechanistic pathways for the hydrophosphination of diborenes are rationalised with the aid of density functional theory calculations. KW - boron KW - diborenes KW - diborynes Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-240681 VL - 11 ER - TY - INPR A1 - Stennett, Tom E. A1 - Bissinger, Philipp A1 - Griesbeck, Stefanie A1 - Ullrich, Stefan A1 - Krummenacher, Ivo A1 - Auth, Michael A1 - Sperlich, Andreas A1 - Stolte, Matthias A1 - Radacki, Krzysztof A1 - Yao, Chang-Jiang A1 - Würthner, Frank A1 - Steffen, Andreas A1 - Marder, Todd B. A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Near-Infrared Quadrupolar Chromophores Combining Three-Coordinate Boron-Based Superdonor and Superacceptor Units T2 - Angewandte Chemie, International Edition N2 - In this work, two new quadrupolar A-π-D-π-A chromophores have been prepared featuring a strongly electron- donating diborene core and strongly electron-accepting dimesitylboryl F(BMes2) and bis(2,4,6-tris(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)boryl (BMes2) end groups. Analysis of the compounds by NMR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, cyclic voltammetry and UV-vis-NIR absorption and emission spectroscopy indicated that the compounds possess extended conjugated π-systems spanning their B4C8 cores. The combination of exceptionally potent π-donor (diborene) and π- acceptor (diarylboryl) groups, both based on trigonal boron, leads to very small HOMO-LUMO gaps, resulting in strong absorption in the near-IR region with maxima in THF at 840 and 1092 nm, respectively, and very high extinction coefficients of ca. 120,000 M-1cm-1. Both molecules also display weak near-IR fluorescence with small Stokes shifts. KW - boron KW - near-IR chromophores KW - conjugation KW - low-valent compounds KW - synthesis Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-180391 N1 - This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: T. E. Stennett, P. Bissinger, S. Griesbeck, S. Ullrich, I. Krummenacher, M. Auth, A. Sperlich, M. Stolte, K. Radacki, C.-J. Yao, F. Wuerthner, A. Steffen, T. B. Marder, H. Braunschweig, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 6449. , which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201900889. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. ER - TY - INPR A1 - Stennett, Tom A1 - Bertermann, Rüdiger A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Construction of Linear and Branched Tetraboranes via 1,1- and 1,2-Diboration of Diborenes T2 - Angewandte Chemie, International Edition N2 - Sterically unencumbered diborenes based on a benzylphosphine chelate undergo diboration reactions with bis(catecholato)diboron in the absence of a catalyst to yield tetraboranes. The symmetrical diborenes studied undergo 1,2- diborations, whereas an unsymmetrical derivative was found to yield a triborylborane-phosphine adduct as the result of a formal 1,1-diboration. A related borylborylene compound also underwent a 1,2-diboration to produce a borylene-borane adduct. KW - boron KW - diboration KW - chain structures KW - low-valent compounds KW - isomers Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-178276 N1 - This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: T. E. Stennett, R. Bertermann, H. Braunschweig, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 15896., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201809976. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. ER - TY - INPR A1 - Muessig, Jonas H. A1 - Thaler, Melanie A1 - Dewhurst, Rian D. A1 - Paprocki, Valerie A1 - Seufert, Jens A1 - Mattock, James D. A1 - Vargas, Alfredo A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Phosphine-Stabilized Diiododiborenes: Isolable Diborenes with Six Labile Bonds T2 - Angewandte Chemie, International Edition N2 - The lability of B=B, B-P and B-halide bonds is combined in the syntheses of the first diiododiborenes. In a series of reactivity tests, these diiododiborenes demonstrate cleavage of all six of their central bonds in different ways, leading to products of B=B hydrogenation and dihalogenation as well as halide exchange. KW - boron KW - low-valent main-group species KW - iodine KW - multiple bonding KW - 1,2-additions Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-178608 N1 - This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: J. H. Muessig, M. Thaler, R. D. Dewhurst, V. Paprocki, J. Seufert, J. D. Mattock, A. Vargas, H. Braunschweig, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 4405, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201814230. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. ER - TY - INPR A1 - Légaré, Marc-André A1 - Pranckevicius, Conor A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Metallomimetic Chemistry of Boron T2 - Chemical Reviews N2 - The study of main-group molecules that behave and react similarly to transition-metal (TM) complexes has attracted significant interest in recent decades. Most notably, the attractive idea of replacing the all-too-often rare and costly metals from catalysis has motivated efforts to develop main-group-element-mediated reactions. Main-group elements, however, lack the electronic flexibility of TM complexes that arises from combinations of empty and filled d orbitals and that seem ideally suited to bind and activate many substrates. In this review, we look at boron, an element that despite its nonmetal nature, low atomic weight, and relative redox staticity has achieved great milestones in terms of TM-like reactivity. We show how in interelement cooperative systems, diboron molecules, and hypovalent complexes the fifth element can acquire a truly metallomimetic character. As we discuss, this character is powerfully demonstrated by the reactivity of boron-based molecules with H2, CO, alkynes, alkenes and even with N2. KW - boron KW - small-molecule activation KW - catalysis KW - low-valent main group chemistry Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-186317 N1 - This document is the unedited Author’sv ersion of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in Chemical Reviews,copyright ©American Chemical Society after peer review. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00561. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Huang, Zhenguo A1 - Wang, Suning A1 - Dewhurst, Rian D. A1 - Ignat'ev, Nikolai V. A1 - Finze, Maik A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Boron: Its Role in Energy‐Related Processes and Applications JF - Angewandte Chemie International Edition N2 - Boron's unique position in the Periodic Table, that is, at the apex of the line separating metals and nonmetals, makes it highly versatile in chemical reactions and applications. Contemporary demand for renewable and clean energy as well as energy‐efficient products has seen boron playing key roles in energy‐related research, such as 1) activating and synthesizing energy‐rich small molecules, 2) storing chemical and electrical energy, and 3) converting electrical energy into light. These applications are fundamentally associated with boron's unique characteristics, such as its electron‐deficiency and the availability of an unoccupied p orbital, which allow the formation of a myriad of compounds with a wide range of chemical and physical properties. For example, boron's ability to achieve a full octet of electrons with four covalent bonds and a negative charge has led to the synthesis of a wide variety of borate anions of high chemical and electrochemical stability—in particular, weakly coordinating anions. This Review summarizes recent advances in the study of boron compounds for energy‐related processes and applications. KW - boron KW - electrolytes KW - hydrogen KW - OLEDs KW - small-molecule activation Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-218514 VL - 59 IS - 23 SP - 8800 EP - 8816 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hermann, Alexander A1 - Fantuzzi, Felipe A1 - Arrowsmith, Merle A1 - Zorn, Theresa A1 - Krummenacher, Ivo A1 - Ritschel, Benedikt A1 - Radacki, Krzysztof A1 - Engels, Bernd A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Oxidation, Coordination, and Nickel-Mediated Deconstruction of a Highly Electron-Rich Diboron Analogue of 1,3,5-Hexatriene JF - Angewandte Chemie, International Edition N2 - 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). KW - boron KW - diborenes KW - carbenes KW - conjugation KW - density-functional calculations KW - rearrangements KW - structure elucidation Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-240652 VL - 59 IS - 36 ER - TY - INPR A1 - Hermann, Alexander A1 - Arrowsmith, Merle A1 - Trujillo-Gonzalez, Daniel A1 - Jiménez-Halla, J. Oscar C. A1 - Vargas, Alfredo A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Trapping of a Borirane Intermediate in the Reductive Coupling of an Arylborane to a Diborene T2 - Journal of the American Chemical Society N2 - 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. KW - boron KW - reactive intermediates KW - reductive coupling Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-203140 N1 - This document is the unedited Author’s version of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in Journal of the American Chemical Society, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c02306 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ewing, William C. A1 - Dellermann, Theresa A1 - Angel Wong, Y. T. A1 - Mattock, James D. A1 - Vargas, Alfredo A1 - Bryce, David L. A1 - Dewhurst, Rian D. A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - \(\pi\)‐Complexes of Diborynes with Main Group Atoms JF - Chemistry – An Asian Journal N2 - We present herein an in‐depth study of complexes in which a molecule containing a boron‐boron triple bond is bound to tellurate cations. The analysis allows the description of these salts as true π complexes between the B−B triple bond and the tellurium center. These complexes thus extend the well‐known Dewar‐Chatt‐Duncanson model of bonding to compounds made up solely of p block elements. Structural, spectroscopic and computational evidence is offered to argue that a set of recently reported heterocycles consisting of phenyltellurium cations complexed to diborynes bear all the hallmarks of \(\pi\)‐complexes in the \(\pi\)‐complex/metallacycle continuum envisioned by Joseph Chatt. Described as such, these compounds are unique in representing the extreme of a metal‐free continuum with conventional unsaturated three‐membered rings (cyclopropenes, azirenes, borirenes) occupying the opposite end. KW - boron KW - main group elements KW - solid-state NMR KW - \(\pi\) interactions KW - multiple bonds Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-214677 VL - 15 IS - 10 SP - 1553 EP - 1557 ER - TY - INPR A1 - Cid, Jessica A1 - Hermann, Alexander A1 - Radcliffe, James E. A1 - Curless, Liam D. A1 - Braunschweig, Holger A1 - Ingleson, Michael J. T1 - Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Diboron(5) Compounds and Their Conversion to Diboron(5) Cations T2 - Organometallics N2 - 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. KW - diboron KW - boronium cations KW - boron KW - Lewis acids KW - electrophiles Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-164299 N1 - This document is the unedited Author's version of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in Organometallics, copyright © 2018 American Chemical Society after peer review. To access the final edited and published work see dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00288 ER - TY - INPR A1 - Böhnke, Julian A1 - Dellermann, Theresa A1 - Celik, Mehmet Ali A1 - Krummenacher, Ivo A1 - Dewhurst, Rian D. A1 - Demeshko, Serhiy A1 - Ewing, William C. A1 - Hammond, Kai A1 - Heß, Merlin A1 - Bill, Eckhard A1 - Welz, Eileen A1 - Röhr, Merle I. S. A1 - Mitric, Roland A1 - Engels, Bernd A1 - Meyer, Franc A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Isolation of diradical products of twisted double bonds T2 - Nature Communications N2 - Molecules containing multiple bonds between atoms—most often in the form of olefins—are ubiquitous in nature, commerce, and science, and as such have a huge impact on everyday life. Given their prominence, over the last few decades, frequent attempts have been made to perturb the structure and reactivity of multiply-bound species through bending and twisting. However, only modest success has been achieved in the quest to completely twist double bonds in order to homolytically cleave the associated π bond. Here, we present the isolation of double-bond-containing species based on boron, as well as their fully twisted diradical congeners, by the incorporation of attached groups with different electronic properties. The compounds comprise a structurally authenticated set of diamagnetic multiply-bound and diradical singly-bound congeners of the same class of compound. KW - diradicals KW - diborenes KW - carbenes KW - boron Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-160248 N1 - Submitted version of Julian Böhnke, Theresa Dellermann, Mehmet Ali Celik, Ivo Krummenacher, Rian D. Dewhurst, Serhiy Demeshko, William C. Ewing, Kai Hammond, Merlin Heß, Eckhard Bill, Eileen Welz, Merle I. S. Röhr, Roland Mitrić, Bernd Engels, Franc Meyer & Holger Braunschweig: Isolation of diborenes and their 90°-twisted diradical congeners. Nature Communications. Volume 9, Article number: 1197 (2018) doi:10.1038/s41467-018-02998-3 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Böhnke, Julian A1 - Dellermann, Theresa A1 - Celik, Mehmet Ali A1 - Krummenacher, Ivo A1 - Dewhurst, Rian D. A1 - Demeshko, Serhiy A1 - Ewing, William C. A1 - Hammond, Kai A1 - Heß, Merlin A1 - Bill, Eckhard A1 - Welz, Eileen A1 - Röhr, Merle I. S. A1 - Mitric, Roland A1 - Engels, Bernd A1 - Meyer, Franc A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Isolation of diborenes and their 90°-twisted diradical congeners JF - Nature Communications N2 - Molecules containing multiple bonds between atoms—most often in the form of olefins—are ubiquitous in nature, commerce, and science, and as such have a huge impact on everyday life. Given their prominence, over the last few decades, frequent attempts have been made to perturb the structure and reactivity of multiply-bound species through bending and twisting. However, only modest success has been achieved in the quest to completely twist double bonds in order to homolytically cleave the associated π bond. Here, we present the isolation of double-bond-containing species based on boron, as well as their fully twisted diradical congeners, by the incorporation of attached groups with different electronic properties. The compounds comprise a structurally authenticated set of diamagnetic multiply-bound and diradical singly-bound congeners of the same class of compound. KW - chemical bonding KW - diradicals KW - organometallic chemistry KW - diborenes KW - carbenes KW - boron Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-160431 VL - 9 IS - Article number: 1197 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Böhnke, Julian A1 - Brückner, Tobias A1 - Hermann, Alexander A1 - González-Belman, Oscar F. A1 - Arrowsmith, Merle A1 - Jiménez-Halla, J. Oscar C. A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Single and double activation of acetone by isolobal B≡N and B≡B triple bonds JF - Chemical Science N2 - 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. KW - acetone KW - diborynes KW - iminoboranes KW - boron KW - small-molecule activation Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-164286 VL - 9 ER - TY - INPR A1 - Böhnke, Julian A1 - Braunschweig, Holger A1 - Jiménez-Halla, Oscar A1 - Krummenacher, Ivo A1 - Stennett, Tom E. T1 - Half-Sandwich Complexes of an Extremely Electron-Donating, Re-dox-Active η\(^6\)-Diborabenzene Ligand T2 - Journal of the American Chemical Society N2 - The heteroarene 1,4-bis(CAAC)-1,4-diborabenzene (1; CAAC = cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene) reacts with [(MeCN)\(_3\)M(CO)\(_3\)] (M = Cr, Mo, W) to yield half-sandwich complexes of the form [(η\(^6\)-diborabenzene)M(CO)\(_3\)] (M = Cr (2), Mo (3), W (4)). Investigation of the new complexes with a combination of X-ray diffraction, spectroscopic methods and DFT calculations shows that ligand 1 is a remarkably strong electron donor. In particular, [(η\(^6\)-arene)M(CO)\(_3\)] complexes of this ligand display the lowest CO stretching frequencies yet observed for this class of complex. Cyclic voltammetry on complexes 2-4 revealed one reversi- ble oxidation and two reversible reduction events in each case, with no evidence of ring-slippage of the arene to the η\(^4\) binding mode. Treatment of 4 with lithium metal in THF led to identification of the paramagnetic complex [(1)W(CO)\(_3\)]Li·2THF (5). Compound 1 can also be reduced in the absence of a transition metal to its dianion 1\(^{2–}\), which possesses a quinoid-type structure. KW - half-sandwich complexes KW - transition metal complex KW - boron KW - redox reactions Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-156766 N1 - This document is the unedited Author's version of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in Journal of the American Chemical Society, copyright © 2017 American Chemical Society after peer review. To access the final edited and published work see dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b12394. ER - TY - INPR A1 - Böhnke, Julian A1 - Arrowsmith, Merle A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Activation of a Zerovalent Diboron Compound by Desymmetrization T2 - Journal of the American Chemical Society N2 - The desymmetrization of the cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene-supported diboracumulene, B\(_2\)(cAAC\(^{Me}\))\(_2\) (cAAC\(^{Me}\) = 1- (2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidin-2-ylidene) by mono-adduct formation with IMe\(^{Me}\) (1,3-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene) yields the zerovalent sp-sp\(^2\) diboron compound B\(_2\)(cAAC\(^{Me}\))\(_2\)(IMe\(^{Me}\)), which provides a versatile platform for the synthesis of novel symmetrical and unsymmetrical zerovalent sp\(^2\)-sp\(^2\) diboron compounds by adduct formation with IMe\(^{Me}\) and CO, respectively. Furthermore, B\(_2\)(cAAC\(^{Me}\))\(_2\)(IMe\(^{Me}\)) displays enhanced reactivity compared to its symmetrical precursor, undergoing spontaneous intramolecular C-H activation and facile twofold hydrogenation, the latter resulting in B-B bond cleavage and the formation of the mixed-base parent borylene, (cAAC\(^{Me}\))(IMe\(^{Me}\))BH. KW - diboryne KW - boron KW - carbenes KW - low-valent main group chemistry KW - erovalent diboron compounds KW - desymmetrization KW - bond activation KW - hydrogenation KW - borylene Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-167983 N1 - This document is the unedited Author’s version of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in Journal of the American Chemical Society, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b06930 (Julian Böhnke, Merle Arrowsmith, and Holger Braunschweig: Reactivity Enhancement of a Zerovalent Diboron Compound by Desymmetrization, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140, (32), 10368-10373. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b06930) ER - TY - INPR A1 - Brückner, Tobias A1 - Stennett, Tom E. A1 - Heß, Merlin A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Single and Double Hydroboration of B-B Triple Bonds and Conver- gent Routes to a Cationic Tetraborane T2 - Journal of the American Chemical Society N2 - A compound with a boron-boron triple bond is shown to undergo stepwise hydroboration reactions with catecholborane to yield an unsymmetrical hydro(boryl)diborene and a 2,3-dihydrotetraborane. Abstraction of H– from the latter compound produces an unusual cationic, planar tetraborane with a hydrogen atom bridging the central B2 moiety. Spectroscopic and crystallographic data and DFT calculations support a ‘protonated diborene’ structure for this compound, which can also be accessed via direct protonation of the corresponding diborene. KW - boron KW - multiple bonding KW - hydroboration Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-188632 N1 - This document is the unedited Author’s version of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in Journal of the American Chemical Society, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b07991. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Brückner, Tobias A1 - Heß, Merlin A1 - Stennett, Tom E. A1 - Rempel, Anna A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Synthesis of Boron Analogues of Enamines via Hydroamination of a Boron-Boron Triple Bond BT - Dedicated to Professor Wolfgang Kaim on the occasion of his 70th birthday JF - Angewandte Chemie, International Edition N2 - An N-heterocyclic-carbene-stabilized diboryne undergoes rapid, high-yielding and catalyst-free hydroamina- tion reactions with primary amines, yielding 1-amino-2-hydro- diborenes, which can be considered boron analogues of enamines. The electronics of the organic substituent at nitrogen influence the structure and further reactivity of the diborene product. With electron-rich anilines, a second hydroamination can occur at the diborene to generate 1,1-diamino-2,2-dihy- drodiboranes. With isopropylamine, the electronic influence of the alkyl substituent upon the diborene leads to an unprece- dented boron-mediated intramolecular N-dearylation reaction of an N-heterocyclic carbene unit. KW - boron KW - diborynes KW - diborenes KW - DFT KW - enamines KW - hydroamination KW - multiple bonds Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-240669 VL - 60 IS - 2 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Brückner, Tobias A1 - Fantuzzi, Felipe A1 - Stennett, Tom E. A1 - Krummenacher, Ivo A1 - Dewhurst, Rian D. A1 - Engels, Bernd A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Isolation of neutral, mono-, and dicationic B\(_2\)P\(_2\) rings by diphosphorus addition to a boron-boron triple bond JF - Angewandte Chemie International Edition N2 - The NHC-stabilised diboryne (B\(_2\)(SIDep)\(_2\); SIDep=1,3-bis(2,6-diethylphenyl)imidazolin-2-ylidene) undergoes a high-yielding P−P bond activation with tetraethyldiphosphine at room temperature to form a B\(_2\)P\(_2\) heterocycle via a diphosphoryldiborene by 1,2-diphosphination. The heterocycle can be oxidised to a radical cation and a dication, respectively, depending on the oxidant used and its counterion. Starting from the planar, neutral 1,3-bis(alkylidene)-1,3-diborata-2,4-diphosphoniocyclobutane, each oxidation step leads to decreased B−B distances and loss of planarity by cationisation. X-ray analyses in conjunction with DFT and CASSCF/NEVPT2 calculations reveal closed-shell singlet, butterfly-shaped structures for the NHC-stabilised dicationic B\(_2\)P\(_2\) rings, with their diradicaloid, planar-ring isomers lying close in energy. KW - inorganic chemistry KW - radicals KW - boron KW - density functional calculations KW - oxidation KW - phosphorus heterocycles Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-256451 VL - 60 IS - 24 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Brückner, Tobias A1 - Dewhurst, Rian D. A1 - Dellermann, Theresa A1 - Müller, Marcel A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Mild synthesis of diboryldiborenes by diboration of B–B triple bonds JF - Chemical Science N2 - 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. KW - boron KW - diborenes KW - diboration KW - triple bonds KW - diborynes Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-186306 VL - 10 ER - TY - INPR A1 - Brückner, Tobias A1 - Arrowsmith, Merle A1 - Heß, Merlin A1 - Hammond, Kai A1 - Müller, Marcel A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Synthesis of fused B,N-heterocycles by alkyne cleavage, NHC ring-expansion and C-H activation at a diboryne T2 - Chemical Communications N2 - 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. KW - heterocycles KW - alkynes KW - boron KW - carbenes Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-184899 N1 - This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Chem. Commun., 2019,55, 6700-6703, which has been published in final form at doi:10.1039/C9CC02657F ER - TY - INPR A1 - Braunschweig, Holger A1 - Brückner, Tobias A1 - Deißenberger, Andrea A1 - Dewhurst, Rian A1 - Gackstatter, Annika A1 - Gärtner, Annalena A1 - Hofmann, Alexander A1 - Kupfer, Thomas A1 - Prieschl, Dominic A1 - Thiess, Torsten A1 - Wang, Sunewang Rixin T1 - Reaction of Dihalodiboranes(4) with N-Heterocyclic Silylenes: Facile Construction of 1-Aryl-2-Silyl-1,2-Diboraindanes T2 - Chemistry, A European Journal N2 - Dihalodiboranes(4) react with an N-heterocyclic silylene (NHSi) to generate NHSi-adducts of 1-aryl-2-silyl-1,2-diboraindanes as confirmed by X-ray crystallography, featuring the functionalization of both B–X (X = halogen) bonds and a C–H bond under mild conditions. Coordination of a third NHSi to the proposed 1,1-diaryl- 2,2-disilyldiborane(4) intermediates, generated by a two-fold B–X insertion, may be crucial for the C–H borylation that leads to the final products. Notably, our results demonstrate the first C–H borylation with a strong B–F bond activated by silylene insertion. KW - diborane KW - boron KW - silylenes KW - CH activation KW - bond activation KW - diboraindanes KW - diboranes KW - synthetic methods KW - borylation Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-153068 N1 - This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: H. Braunschweig, T. Brückner, A. Deißenberger, R. D. Dewhurst, A. Gackstatter, A. Gärtner, A. Hofmann, T. Kupfer, D. Prieschl, T. Thiess, S. R. Wang, Reaction of Dihalodiboranes(4) with a N-Heterocyclic Silylene: Facile Construction of 1-Aryl-2-Silyl-1,2-Diboraindanes, Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 9491., which has been published in final form at dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201702377. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving ER - TY - INPR A1 - Auerhammer, Dominic A1 - Arrowsmith, Merle A1 - Böhnke, Julian A1 - Braunschweig, Holger A1 - Dewhurst, Rian D. A1 - Kupfer, Thomas T1 - Brothers from Another Mother: a Borylene and its Dimer are Non-Interconvertible but Connected through Reactivity T2 - Chemical Science N2 - The self-stabilizing, tetrameric cyanoborylene [(cAAC)B(CN)]4 (I, cAAC = 1-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidin-2-ylidene) and its diborene relative, [(cAAC)(CN)B=B(CN)(cAAC)] (II), both react with disulfides and diselenides to yield the corresponding cAAC-supported cyanoboron bis(chalcogenides). Furthermore, reactions of I or II with elemental sulfur and selenium in various stoichiometries provided access to a variety of cAAC- stabilized cyanoboron-chalcogen heterocycles, including a unique dithiaborirane, a diboraselenirane, 1,3-dichalcogena-2,4-diboretanes, 1,3,4-trichalcogena- 2,5-diborolanes and a rare six-membered 1,2,4,5-tetrathia-3,6-diborinane. Stepwise addition reactions and solution stability studies provided insights into the mechanism of these reactions and the subtle differences in reactivity observed between I and II. KW - borylenes KW - diborenes KW - boron KW - carbenes KW - chalcogens Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-157125 ER - TY - INPR A1 - Arrowsmith, Merle A1 - Mattock, James D. A1 - Böhnke, Julian A1 - Krummenacher, Ivo A1 - Vargas, Alfredo A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Direct access to a cAAC-supported dihydrodiborene and its dianion T2 - Chemical Communications N2 - The two-fold reduction of (cAAC)BHX\(_2\) (cAAC = 1-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidin-2-ylidene; X = Cl, Br) provides a facile, high-yielding route to the dihydrodiborene (cAAC)\(_2\)B\(_2\)H\(_2\). The (chloro)hydroboryl anion reduction intermediate was successfully isolated using a crown ether. Overreduction of the diborene to its dianion [(cAAC)\(_2\)B\(_2\)H\(_2\)]\(^{2−}\) causes a decrease in the B–B bond order whereas the B–C bond orders increase. KW - carbenes KW - diborenes KW - boron KW - main-group chemistry KW - diborynes Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-164276 N1 - This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Chemical Communications, 2018, 54, 4669-4672 which has been published at DOI: 10.1039/C8CC01580E ER -