Synthesis of Catechol??, Pinacol??, and Neopentylglycolborane through the Heterogeneous Catalytic B B Hydrogenolysis of Diboranes (4)

H Braunschweig, F Guethlein…

Index: Braunschweig, Holger; Guethlein, Frank; Mailaender, Lisa; Marder, Todd B. Chemistry - A European Journal, 2013 , vol. 19, # 44 p. 14831 - 14835

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Abstract

Abstract A new synthetic approach to hydroboranes catechol-, pinacol-, and neopentylglycolborane has been developed. Starting from diboranes (4) B 2 cat 2, B 2 pin 2, or B 2 neop 2, the respective boranes were obtained by heterogeneously catalyzed cleavage of the B [BOND] B bond in the respective diboranes with hydrogen. Group 10 metals were found to be effective catalysts for this reaction.