NHC induced radical formation<i>via</i>homolytic cleavage of B–B bonds and its role in organic reactions
Laura Kuehn, Ludwig Zapf, Luis Werner, Martin Stang, Sabrina Würtemberger‐Pietsch, Ivo Krummenacher, Holger Braunschweig, Emmanuel Lacôte, Todd B. Marder, Udo Radius
Abstract
Bis-NHC adducts of the type (NHC) 2 ·B 2 (OR) 4 are sources of boryl radicals of the type NHC–BR 2 ˙, which are formed by homolytic B–B bond cleavage.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryHomolysisBorylationRadicalMoietyArylBond cleavageIntramolecular forceAryl radicalPhotochemistryMedicinal chemistryStereochemistryOrganic chemistryAlkylCatalysisOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryCatalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsRadical Photochemical Reactions