Magnesium borohydride confined in a metal–organic framework: a preorganized system for facile arene hydroboration

MJ Ingleson, JP Barrio, J Bacsa…

Index: Ingleson, Michael J.; Barrio, Jorge Perez; Bacsa, John; Steiner, Alexander; Darling, George R.; Jones, James T. A.; Khimyak, Yaroslav Z.; Rosseinsky, Matthew J. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2009 , vol. 48, # 11 p. 2012 - 2016

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Abstract

Abstract In close quarters: When confined in a metal–organic framework, magnesium borohydride reacts with arenes by a hydroboration pathway (see scheme), in contrast to its reactivity under analogous homogeneous solution-phase conditions. Framework-imposed organization of the reactive groups is required, which is achieved by a combination of the metal coordination and two hydrogen bonds.