NHCs in main group chemistry

V Nesterov, D Reiter, P Bag, P Frisch, R Holzner… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Since the discovery of the first stable N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) in the beginning of the
1990s, these divalent carbon species have become a common and available class of …

Reactions of main group compounds with azides forming organic nitrogen-containing species

L Zhu, R Kinjo - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the seminal discovery of phenyl azide by Grieß in 1864, a variety of organic azides (R–
N3) have been developed and extensively studied. The amenability of azides to a number of …

Donor‐Acceptor Activation of Carbon Dioxide

M Pérez‐Jiménez, H Corona… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The activation and functionalization of carbon dioxide entails great interest related to its
abundance, low toxicity and associated environmental problems. However, the inertness of …

Synthesis of Iminoboryl o-Carboranes by Lewis Base Promoted Aminoborirane-to-Iminoborane Isomerization

J Wang, P Jia, W Sun, Y Wei, Z Lin, Q Ye - Inorganic Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
The iminoboryl o-carboranes (Me3Si)–Cb–B≡ N–R (Cb= B10C2H10, 3a, R= SiMe3; 3b, R=
t Bu) have been successfully synthesized by tetrahydrofuran (THF)-promoted isomerization …

A Three‐Dimensional Inorganic Analogue of 9, 10‐Diazido‐9, 10‐Diboraanthracene: A Lewis Superacidic Azido Borane with Reactivity and Stability

C Zhang, X Liu, J Wang, Q Ye - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we report the facile synthesis of a three‐dimensional (3D) inorganic analogue of 9,
10‐diazido‐9, 10‐dihydrodiboraantracene, which turned out to be a monomer in both the …

Metal‐Free Addition/Head‐to‐Tail Polymerization of Transient Phosphinoboranes, RPH‐BH2: A Route to Poly(alkylphosphinoboranes)

C Marquardt, T Jurca, KC Schwan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Mild thermolysis of Lewis base stabilized phosphinoborane monomers R1R2P BH2⋅
NMe3 (R1, R2= H, Ph, or tBu/H) at room temperature to 100° C provides a convenient new …

Poly (iminoborane) s: An Elusive Class of Main‐Group Polymers?

O Ayhan, T Eckert, FA Plamper… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The significance of inorganic main‐group polymers is demonstrated most clearly by the
commercial relevance of polysiloxanes (silicones). Organoboron‐based materials such as π …

Synthesis of complex boron–nitrogen heterocycles comprising borylated triazenes and tetrazenes under mild conditions

D Prieschl, G Bélanger-Chabot, X Guo… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The reactions of organic azides with diaryl (dihalo) diboranes (4) were explored, resulting in
the observation of a number of surprising reactivity patterns. The reaction of phenyl azide …

Neutral, Cationic and Hydride‐substituted Siloxygermylenes

MMD Roy, S Fujimori, MJ Ferguson… - … A European Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The introduction of the labile trimethylsiloxy group to GeII centers in the presence of an N‐
heterocyclic carbene donor is reported. The new complex IPr⋅ GeCl (OSiMe3)(IPr …

Contrasting E− H Bond Activation Pathways of a Phosphanyl‐Phosphagallene

J Feld, DWN Wilson… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The reactivity of the phosphanyl‐phosphagallene,[H2C {N (Dipp)}] 2PP= Ga
(Nacnac)(Nacnac= HC [C (Me) N (Dipp)] 2; Dipp= 2, 6‐iPr2C6H3) towards a series of …