We thank the EPSRC for funding and for access to the National Mass Spectrometry facility at Swansea University, the John Fell Fund for the provision of ESI-MS facilities, and Andrew Weller (Oxford) for stimulating discussions.
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Rhodium and Iridium Aminoborane Complexes: Coordination Chemistry of BN Alkene Analogues†
Article first published online: 22 DEC 2009
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200906171
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How to Cite
Tang, Christina Y., Thompson, Amber L. and Aldridge, S. (2010), Rhodium and Iridium Aminoborane Complexes: Coordination Chemistry of BN Alkene Analogues. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 49: 921–925. doi: 10.1002/anie.200906171
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 19 JAN 2010
- Article first published online: 22 DEC 2009
- Manuscript Received: 3 NOV 2009
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- EPSRC
Keywords:
- alkenes;
- aminoboranes;
- dehydrogenation;
- iridium;
- rhodium
Side-on or end-on? Rhodium and iridium complexes featuring aminoboranes (R2N![[DOUBLE BOND]](http://onlinelibrarystatic.wiley.com/undisplayable_characters/00f8fe.gif)
BH2) as ligands have been synthesized and structurally characterized. Crystallographic measurements show that the ligands—in contrast to isoelectronic alkene donors—bind in an end-on fashion through a bis(σ-borane) binding motif (see structure).