Selective hydroboration of unsaturated bonds by an easily accessible heterotopic cobalt catalyst.

ABSTRACT: Homogeneous earth-abundant metal catalysis based on well-defined molecular complexes has achieved great advance in synthetic methodologies. However, sophisticated ligand, hazardous activator and multistep synthesis starting from base metal salts are generally required for the generation of active molecular catalysts, which may hinder their broad application in large scale organic synthesis. Therefore, the development of metal cluster catalysts formed in situ from simple earth-abundant metal salts is of importance for the practical utilization of base metal resource, yet it is still in its infancy. Herein, a mixture of catalytic amounts of cobalt (II) iodide and potassium tert-butoxide is discovered to be highly active for selective hydroboration of vinylarenes and dihydroboration of nitril

SUBMITTER: Li C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8217234 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature