Homolytic cleavage of diboron(4) compounds using diazabutadiene derivatives

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Jul 24. doi: 10.1039/d1cc02881b. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDiazabutadiene derivatives have been identified as a distinct class of reagents, capable of cleaving B-B bonds of diboron(4). The cleavage is accompanied by the formation of a new C[double bond, length as m-dash]C bond and the product geometry is highly dependent on the substituents on the DAB units. Preliminary mechanistic investigations suggest a concerted mechanism and the absence of any radical intermediates.PMID:34302163 | DOI:10.1039/d1cc02881b
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