Hydroboration of aldehydes, ketones and CO 2under mild conditions mediated by iron(iii) salen complexes

Samantha Lau, Cei Provis-Evans, Alexander James, Ruth Webster

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Abstract

The hydroboration of aldehydes, ketones and CO2 is demonstrated using a cheap and air stable [Fe(salen)]2-μ-oxo pre-catalyst with pinacolborane (HBpin) as the reductant under mild conditions. This catalyst system chemoselectively hydroborates aldehydes over ketones and ketones over alkenes. In addition, the [Fe(salen)2]-μ-oxo pre-catalyst shows good efficacy at reducing “wet” CO2 with HBpin at room temperature.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10696-10700
Number of pages5
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume50
Issue number31
Early online date20 Jul 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Aug 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Inorganic Chemistry

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