Cooperative Nitrile Coordination Using Nickel and a Boron‐Containing Secondary Coordination Sphere**
Marissa L. Clapson, Harvey Sharma, Joseph A. Zurakowski, Marcus W. Drover
Abstract
Metal-ligand cooperation has emerged as a versatile tool for substrate activation in chemical reactivity. Herein, we provide the synthesis and characterization of a monoboranyl-containing analogue of the ubiquitous bulky diphosphine ligand, 1,2-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ethane, whose reactivity has been examined using nickel. Together, the pairing of nickel and boron provides a platform that allows for the cooperative coordination of organonitriles, giving unusual examples of intermolecularly bound dinickelacycles.
Topics & Concepts
NitrileNickelBoronCoordination complexCoordination sphereChemistryCoordination numberCrystallographyOrganic chemistryIonCrystal structureMetalMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemical Synthesis and CharacterizationAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis