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 - 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 - 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 - Englert, Lukas A1 - Stoy, Andreas A1 - Arrowsmith, Merle A1 - Müssig, Jonas H. A1 - Thaler, Melanie A1 - Deißenberger, Andrea A1 - Häfner, Alena A1 - Böhnke, Julian A1 - Hupp, Florian A1 - Seufert, Jens A1 - Mies, Jan A1 - Damme, Alexander A1 - Dellermann, Theresa A1 - Hammond, Kai A1 - Kupfer, Thomas A1 - Radacki, Krzysztof A1 - Thiess, Torsten A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Stable Lewis Base Adducts of Tetrahalodiboranes: Synthetic Methods and Structural Diversity T2 - Chemistry - A European Journal N2 - A series of 22 new bis(phosphine), bis(carbene) and bis(isonitrile) tetrahalodiborane adducts has been synthesized, either by direct adduct formation with highly sensitive B2X4 precursors (X = Cl, Br, I) or by ligand exchange at stable B2X4(SMe2)2 precursors (X = Cl, Br) with labile dimethylsulfide ligands. The isolated compounds have been fully characterized using NMR spectroscopic, (C,H,N)- elemental and, for 20 of these compounds, X-ray crystallographic analysis, revealing an unexpected variation in the bonding motifs. Besides the classical B2X4L2 diborane(6) adducts, some of the more sterically demanding carbene ligands induce a halide displacement leading to the first halide-bridged monocationic diboron species, [B2X3L2]A (A = BCl4, Br, I). Furthermore, low-temperature 1:1 reactions of B2Cl4 with sterically demanding N-heterocyclic carbenes led to the formation of kinetically unstable mono-adducts, one of which was structurally characterized. A comparison of the NMR and structural data of new and literature-known bis-adducts shows several trends pertaining to the nature of the halides and the stereoelectronic properties of the Lewis bases employed. KW - diborane(6) KW - Lewis-base adducts KW - ligand exchange KW - crystallography KW - NMR spectroscopy Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-184888 N1 - This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: L. Englert, A. Stoy, M. Arrowsmith, J. H. Muessig, M. Thaler, A. Deißenberger, A. Häfner, J. Böhnke, F. Hupp, J. Seufert, J. Mies, A. Damme, T. Dellermann, K. Hammond, T. Kupfer, K. Radacki, T. Thiess, H. Braunschweig, Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 8612. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201901437, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201901437. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. ER - TY - THES A1 - Thiess, Torsten T1 - Synthese und Reaktivität von 1,4-Diaza-2,3-diborininen T1 - Synthesis and reactivity of 1,4-diaza-2,3-diborinines N2 - In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde die Synthese, Funktionalisierung und Reaktivität von 1,4,2,3-Diazadiborininen untersucht. Zu Beginn sollten Bis(dimethylamino)-substituierte Diazadiborinine mit unterschiedlichen Resten an den Stickstoffatomen dargestellt werden, deren weitere Funktionalisierung später im Fokus stand. Die Synthese erfolgte durch Reduktion von 1,4-Diazabutadienen mit elementarem Lithium und anschließender Salzeliminierungsreaktion mit B2(NMe2)2Cl2. Dadurch ließen sich die monocyclischen vier N,N’-Diaryl-substituierten Diazadiborinine sowie ein Alkyl-substituiertes Diazadiborinin darstellen. Durch etablierte Methoden der Diboran(4)-Chemie wurden diese in ihre Halogenderivate (Cl, Br, I) überführt. Aus diesen konnten drei 2,3-Diazido-1,4,2,3-diazadiborinine durch Umsetzung mit TMSN3 aus den Dihalogenderivaten dargestellt werden. Diese stellen hierbei die ersten isolierten Diboran(4)azidverbindugen dar. Ebenso gelang die Synthese eines bicyclischen Naphthalinisosters, welches erneut erfolgreich in seine Halogenderivate sowie das Diazdidoderivat überführt werden konnte. Einen Einblick in den Mechanismus der 1,4,2,3-Diazadiborininbildung ermöglichte die Isolierung eines Diazadiboretidinintermediats, welches durch doppelte Salzeliminierung entsteht. Dieses erwies sich jedoch als metastabil und lagerte zum Sechsring Diazadiborinin um. Quantenchemische Berechnungen unterstutzten die experimentellen Befunde. Über Kommutierungsreaktionen konnte eine Vielzahl an B,B‘-unsymmetrisch substituierten Diazadiborininen dargestellt und isoliert werden, wobei je nach verwendeten Startmaterialien entweder Gleichgewichtsreaktionen oder quantitative Umsetzungen beobachtet wurden. Ebenso wurde die Reaktivität der neuartigen Diazidodiborane(4) gegenüber Lewis-Basen untersucht. Sowohl das monocyclische Diazadiborinin, als auch das Benzodiazadiborinin konnten mit NHC-Basen zu den fünf verschiedenen Addukten umgesetzt werden. Unter thermischer Belastung wurde bei den monocyclischen Addukten eine Staudinger-artige Reaktion beobachtet, die unter Freisetzung von N2 zur Bildung von Guanadin-substituierten Diborane(4) führte. Die Benzodiazadiborininaddukte zeigten jedoch eine gänzlich andere Reaktivität. Hier fand eine Ringverkleinerungsreaktion unter Bildung von Diazaborolen statt, welche unter Wanderung einer Azidfunktion auf das NHC-stabilisierte Boratom gebildet wurden. Auf diese Weise konnten drei 1,1-Diamino-2,2-diazidodiborane(5) isoliert werden. Während bei der Umsetzung des Naphtalenderivats mit cAAC keine selektive Reaktion beobachtet wurde, reagierte das monocyclische Diazadiborinin mit zwei Äquivalenten cAAC. Hier bedingte das erste Carbon eine Staudinger-artige Reaktion, die unter Distickstofffreisetzung zu einem Formamidin führte. Die zweite Azidgruppe wurde am $\gamma$-Stickstoffatom von einem weiteren Äquivalent cAAC koordiniert. In weiteren Reaktivitätsstudien wurde die Generierung von transienten Iminoboranen aus Diazidodiazadiborininen untersucht. Die Diazide zeigten bei Temperaturen von über 150 °C ein sehr selektives Reaktionsverhalten und gingen unter Freisetzung von Distickstoff zu 1,3,2,4-Diazadiboretidin über, wobei dies über die Dimerisierung eines intermediär gebildeten siebengliedrigen, endocyclischen Iminoborans verlief. Der Mechanismus zur Bildung der transienten Iminoborane wurde anhand zweier möglicher Bildungswege mit quantenchemischen Methoden untersucht. Im letzten Kapitel wurde die Reaktivität des Dihydrodiazadiborinins gegenüber NHC- und cAAC-Lewis-Basen untersucht. Die Umsetzung mit cAAC führte zu einer B–H-Bindungsaktivierung durch das Carbenkohlenstoffatom, die vermutlich über eine Adduktspezies verläuft. Mit dem gesättigten NHC SIMes wurde ebenfalls keine Adduktbildung beobachtet, auch wenn ein derartiges Intermediat vermutlich durchlaufen wird. Als Produkt der Umsetzung wurde indes ein bicyclisches Molekül identifiziert, welches durch doppelte Ringerweiterung gebildet wurde. Mit ungesättigten NHCs wurden drei Addukte isoliert, welche jedoch nur metastabil waren und beim Erwärmen in bicyclische Verbindungen umlagerten. Die Umlagerungsprodukte konnten weiterhin durch Koordination eines weiteren Äquivalents IMe an die B–H-Funktionalität erneut zu Addukten umgesetzt werden. Die Bildung der zweier bicyclischer Verbindungen wurde ebenfalls mit quantenchemischen Methoden untersucht, wobei ein vierstufiger Prozess durchlaufen wird. Nach der Bildung des NHC-Addukts erfolgt die Übertragung eines Hydrids auf das Carbenkohlenstoffatom. Durch Insertion eines Boratoms in die NC-Bindung des Carbenrings wird eine Spiroverbindung gebildet und im letzten Schritt folgt die Spaltung der BB-Bindung durch Insertion des ehemaligen Carbenkohlenstoffatoms, was zur Bildung der Bicyclen führt. N2 - In the present work the synthesis, functionalization and reactivity of 1,4,2,3-diazadiborinines was investigated. Initially, bis(dimethylamino)-substituted diazadiborinines with different residues on the nitrogen atoms were to be synthesized, whose further functionalization was later in focus. The synthesis was performed by reduction of 1,4-diazabutadienes with elemental lithium and subsequent salt elimination reaction with B2(NMe2)2Cl2. Thus, the monocyclic four N,N'-diaryl-substituted diazadiborinines and one alkyl-substituted diazadiborinine could be prepared. By established methods of diborane(4) chemistry, these were converted into their halogen derivatives (Cl, Br, I). From these, three 2,3-diazido-1,4,2,3-diazadiborinines could be prepared by reaction with TMSN3 from the dihalogen derivatives. These represent the first isolated diborane(4)azide compounds. The synthesis of a bicyclic naphthalene isoster was also successful, which could again be successfully converted into its halogen derivatives as well as the diazdido derivative. An insight into the mechanism of 1,4,2,3-diazadiborinine formation was gained by isolating a diazadiboretidine intermediate, which is formed by double salt elimination. However, this proved to be metastable and rearranged to the six-membered ring of diazadiborinine. Quantum chemical calculations supported the experimental findings. Via commutation reactions, a large number of B,B'-unsymmetrically substituted diazadiborinines could be represented and isolated. Depending on the starting materials used, either equilibrium reactions or quantitative conversions were observed. The reactivity of the novel diazidodiboranes(4) to Lewis bases was also investigated. Both the monocyclic diazadiborinine and the benzodiazadiborinine could be converted with NHC bases to the five different adducts. Under thermal stress a Staudinger-like reaction was observed in the monocyclic adducts, which led to the formation of guanadine-substituted diboranes(4) with the release of N2. However, the benzodiazadiborinine adducts showed a completely different reactivity. Here, a ring reduction reaction took place with formation of diazaborols, which were formed by migration of an azide function to the NHC-stabilized boron atom. In this way, three 1,1-diamino-2,2-diazidodiboranes(5) could be isolated. While no selective reaction was observed during the reaction of the naphthalene derivative with cAAC, the monocyclic diazadiborinine reacted with two equivalents of cAAC. In this case, the first carbon caused a Staudinger-like reaction, which led to the release of dinitrogen to formamidine. The second azide group was coordinated at the $\gamma$ nitrogen atom by another equivalent cAAC. In further reactivity studies the generation of transient iminoboranes from diazidodiazadiborinines was investigated. The diazides showed a highly selective reaction behavior at temperatures above 150 °C and converted to 1,3,2,4-diazadiboretidine with the release of dinitrogen. This was achieved by dimerization of an intermediately formed seven-membered endocyclic iminoborane. The mechanism for the formation of the transient iminoboranes was investigated by quantum chemical methods on the basis of two possible formation pathways. In the last chapter the reactivity of dihydrodiazadiborinine towards NHC and cAAC Lewis bases were investigated. The reaction with cAAC resulted in B-H bond activation by the carbene carbon atom, which is thought to be via an adduct species. No adduct formation was observed with the saturated NHC SIMes either, although such an intermediate is likely to be passed through. However, a bicyclic molecule formed by double ring extension was identified as the product of the reaction. Three adducts were isolated with unsaturated NHCs, but they were only metastable and rearranged into bicyclic compounds upon heating. The rearrangement products were further converted back to adducts by coordinating another equivalent IMe to the B-H functionality. The formation of the two bicyclic compounds was also investigated by quantum chemical methods, whereby a four-step process is used. After formation of the NHC adduct, a hydride is transferred to the carbene carbon atom. By insertion of a boron atom into the NC bond of the carbene ring a spiro compound is formed and in the last step the BB bond is cleaved by insertion of the former carbene carbon atom, which leads to the formation of the bicycles. KW - Heterocyclische Verbindungen KW - Chemie KW - Elementorganik KW - Diazadiborinin Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-214598 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Thiess, Torsten A1 - Mellerup, Soren K. A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - B–B Cleavage and Ring-Expansion of a 1,4,2,3-Diazadiborinine with N-Heterocyclic Carbenes JF - Chemistry - A European Journal N2 - A 1,4,2,3‐diazadiborinine derivative was found to form Lewis adducts with strong two‐electron donors such as N‐heterocyclic and cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes. Depending on the donor, some of these Lewis pairs are thermally unstable, converting to sole B,N‐embedded products upon gentle heating. The products of these reactions, which have been fully characterized by NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, were identified as B,N‐heterocycles with fused 1,5,2,4‐diazadiborepine and 1,4,2‐diazaborinine rings. Computational modelling of the reaction mechanism provides insight into the formation of these unique structures, suggesting that a series of B−H, C−N, and B−B bond activation steps are responsible for these “intercalation” reactions between the 1,4,2,3‐diazadiborinine and NHCs. KW - B,N-heterocylcles KW - B-B bond activation KW - diazadiborinines KW - NHCs KW - ring-expansion reactions Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-206173 VL - 25 IS - 59 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Thiess, Torsten A1 - Ernst, Moritz A1 - Kupfer, Thomas A1 - Braunschweig, Holger T1 - Facile Access to Substituted 1,4‐Diaza‐2,3‐Diborinines JF - Chemistry – A European Journal N2 - Several bis(dimethylamino)‐substituted 1,4‐diaza‐2,3‐diborinines (DADBs) were synthesized with variable substituents at the backbone nitrogen atoms. By reaction with HCl or BX\(_{3}\) (X=Br, I), these species were successfully converted into their synthetically more useful halide congeners. The high versatility of the generated B−X bonds in further functionalization reactions at the boron centers was demonstrated by means of salt elimination (MeLi) and commutation (NMe\(_{2}\) DADBs) reactions, thus making the DADB system a general structural motif in diborane(4) chemistry. A total of 18 DADB derivatives were characterized in the solid state by X‐ray diffraction, revealing a strong dependence of the heterocyclic bonding parameters from the exocyclic substitution pattern at boron. According to our experiments towards the realization of a Dipp‐substituted, sterically encumbered DADB, the mechanism of DADB formation proceeds via a transient four‐membered azadiboretidine intermediate that subsequently undergoes ring expansion to afford the six‐membered DADB heterocycle. KW - azadiboretidines KW - B,N-heterocycles KW - diazadiborinines KW - diboranes KW - ring expansion Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-214650 VL - 26 IS - 13 SP - 2967 EP - 2972 ER -