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Novel Synthesis of Borane Complexes of Cyclic Phosphanes Using Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis

  1. Marc Schuman Dr.,
  2. Michael Trevitt,
  3. Andrew Redd,
  4. Véronique Gouverneur Dr.

Article first published online: 11 JUL 2000

DOI: 10.1002/1521-3773(20000717)39:14<2491::AID-ANIE2491>3.0.CO;2-H

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 39, Issue 14, pages 2491–2493, July 17, 2000

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Schuman, M., Trevitt, M., Redd, A. and Gouverneur, V. (2000), Novel Synthesis of Borane Complexes of Cyclic Phosphanes Using Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis . Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 39: 2491–2493. doi: 10.1002/1521-3773(20000717)39:14<2491::AID-ANIE2491>3.0.CO;2-H

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  1. University of Oxford The Dyson Perrins Laboratory South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QY (UK) Fax: (+44) 1865-275-644

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 11 JUL 2000
  2. Article first published online: 11 JUL 2000
  3. Manuscript Received: 7 MAR 2000

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Keywords:

  • boranes;
  • metathesis;
  • phosphane;
  • P ligands
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Grubbs' catalyst [Cl2Ru{P(C6H11)3}2=CHPh] can be used to synthesize borane complexes of cyclic phosphanes by ring-closing metathesis reactions. This strategy has been applied, for example, to the preparation of a borane-protected bisphosphanes [Eq. (1)].

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