Dehydrogenation of dimethylamine-borane mediated by Group 1 pincer complexes

Roberto Nolla-Saltiel; Ana M Geer; William Lewis; Alexander J Blake; Deborah L Kays

doi:10.1039/c7cc08385h

Dehydrogenation of dimethylamine-borane mediated by Group 1 pincer complexes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Feb 15;54(15):1825-1828. doi: 10.1039/c7cc08385h.

Authors

Roberto Nolla-Saltiel¹, Ana M Geer, William Lewis, Alexander J Blake, Deborah L Kays

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. Deborah.Kays@nottingham.ac.uk.

PMID: 29322123
DOI: 10.1039/c7cc08385h

Abstract

Group 1 salts containing carbazolido NNN pincer ligands are precatalysts for the dehydrogenation of Me₂NH·BH₃. NMR monitoring and DOSY studies show a heavy dependence on the metal and solvent, allowing in some cases selective formation of dehydrogenation products consistent with hydrogen liberation.