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Title: Scope and mechanism of nitrile dihydroboration mediated by a β-diketiminate manganese hydride catalyst
The manganese hydride dimer, [( 2,6-iPr2Ph BDI)Mn(μ-H)] 2 , was found to mediate nitrile dihydroboration, rendering it the first manganese catalyst for this transformation. Stoichiometric experiments revealed that benzonitrile insertion affords [( 2,6-iPr2Ph BDI)Mn(μ-NCHC 6 H 5 )] 2 en route to N , N -diborylamine formation. Density functional theory calculations reveal the precise mechanism and demonstrate that catalysis is promoted by monomeric species.  more » « less
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1651686
PAR ID:
10143039
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Journal Name:
Chemical Communications
ISSN:
1359-7345
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Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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