Metal-free HB(C6F5)2-catalyzed hydrogenation of unfunctionalized olefins and mechanism study of borane-mediated σ-bond metathesis

Yuwen Wang; Weiqiang Chen; Zhenpin Lu; Zhen Hua Li; Huadong Wang

doi:10.1002/anie.201303500

Metal-free HB(C6F5)2-catalyzed hydrogenation of unfunctionalized olefins and mechanism study of borane-mediated σ-bond metathesis

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2013 Jul 15;52(29):7496-9. doi: 10.1002/anie.201303500. Epub 2013 Jun 18.

Authors

Yuwen Wang¹, Weiqiang Chen, Zhenpin Lu, Zhen Hua Li, Huadong Wang

Affiliation

¹ Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Material, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.

PMID: 23780831
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201303500

Abstract

Out with the metal: Metal-free hydrogenation of unfunctionalized olefins can be achieved by employing HB(C6F5)2 as the catalyst. The key step in the catalytic reaction is believed to involve a novel borane-mediated σ-bond metathesis, which has been investigated both experimentally and theoretically.

Keywords: alkenes; boron; hydrogenation; metathesis; synthetic methods.