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[(NHC) Fe (CO) 4] Efficient Pre??catalyst for Selective Hydroboration of Alkenes

J Zheng, JB Sortais, C Darcel

Index: Zheng, Jianxia; Sortais, Jean-Baptiste; Darcel, Christophe ChemCatChem, 2014 , vol. 6, # 3 p. 763 - 766

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Abstract

Abstract [(IMes) Fe (CO) 4][IMes= 1, 3-bis (2, 4, 6-trimethylphenyl) imidazol-2-ylidene] complex was found to be an efficient pre-catalyst for the hydroboration of functional alkenes in the presence of pinacolborane at room temperature. Notably, UV irradiation (350 nm) is important to promote this catalytic transformation. Interestingly, high chemo-and regioselectivities were observed as only anti-Markovnikov boronate derivatives were ...