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From borane to metal-bound boraindene: a cascade of bond breaking and making at rhodium

Emily J. Addison, Joseph A. Zurakowski, Paul D. Boyle, David J. Nelson*, Marcus W. Drover*

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Abstract

Few monobenzannulated 1-boraindene compounds have been reported. Here we report the synthesis of two 1-boraindenes, accessed by a bond-breaking and -making cascade from a secondary borane and diolefin, mediated by a simple pentamethylcyclopentadienyl-ligated rhodium(i) complex, [(Cp*)Rh(η2, η2-NBD)] (Cp* = C5Me5−, NBD = norbornadiene).
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5871-5874
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume62
Issue number21
Early online date13 Feb 2026
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Mar 2026

Funding

The authors are grateful to Western University, the Council of Ontario Universities for a John C. Polanyi award to M. W. D., the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (LOF-212442), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Discovery Grant, RGPIN-2020-04480 (M. W. D.), Discovery Launch Supplement, DGECR-2020-00183), and graduate award (CGS-D/NSERC Vanier to J. A. Z.), and the Ontario Government (OGS award to E. J. A.) for funding.

Keywords

  • bond breaking
  • heterocycles

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