Magnesium borohydride confined in a metal-organic framework: A preorganized system for facile arene hydroboration

Michael J. Ingleson, Jorge Perez Barrio, John Bacsa, Alexander Steiner, George R. Darling, James T. A. Jones, Yaroslav Z. Khimyak, Matthew J. Rosseinsky

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Abstract

In close quarters: When confined in a metal–organic framework, magnesium borohydride reacts with arenes by a hydroboration pathway (see scheme), in contrast to its reactivity under analogous homogeneous solution-phase conditions. Framework-imposed organization of the reactive groups is required, which is achieved by a combination of the metal coordination and two hydrogen bonds.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2012-2016
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie-International Edition
Volume48
Issue number11
Early online date23 Feb 2009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Mar 2009

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