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Activation of Hydrogen and Hydrogenation Catalysis by a Borenium Cation
journal contribution
posted on 2012-09-26, 00:00 authored by Jeffrey
M. Farrell, Jillian A. Hatnean, Douglas W. StephanThe readily prepared borenium salt [(IiPr2)(BC8H14)][B(C6F5)4] (2) [IiPr2 = C3H2(NiPr)2]
is shown to activate H2 heterolytically in the presence
of tBu3P. Compound 2 also
acts as a catalyst for the metal-free hydrogenation of imines and
enamines at room temperature.