Photolysis of arene chromium tricarbonyl complexes in presence of amine-boranes: Observation of sigma-borane complexes in solution

Bera, Barun and Jagirdar, Balaji R (2011) Photolysis of arene chromium tricarbonyl complexes in presence of amine-boranes: Observation of sigma-borane complexes in solution. In: Inorganica Chimica Acta, 372 (1, Sp.). pp. 200-205.

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Abstract

Activation of the B-H sigma-bond of amine-boranes on the chromium(0) center of arene chromium tricarbonyl complexes (eta(6)-arene) Cr(CO)(3) (arene = fluorobenzene, 1a; benzene, 1b and mesitylene, 1c) has been studied. Photolysis of 1b in presence of ammonia-borane (H3N center dot BH3, AB) and tert-butylamine-borane ((BuH2N)-Bu-t center dot BH3, TBAB) resulted in H-2 evolution and precipitation of a BNHx polymer. On the other hand, photolysis in the presence of trimethylamine-borane (Me3N center dot BH3, TMAB) resulted in the formation of a sigma-borane complex (2) along with Cr(CO)(5)(eta(1)-HBH2 center dot NMe3) (3). The sigma-borane complexes (eta(6)-arene) Cr-( CO)(2)(eta(1)-HBH2 center dot NMe3) (arene = fluorobenzene, 2a; benzene, 2b and mesitylene, 2c) were characterized in solution by H-1, B-11, and C-13 NMR spectroscopy. Electron withdrawing substituents on the arene ring provide the more stable sigma-borane moiety in this series of complexes. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Inorganica Chimica Acta
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Keywords:	Chromium;Carbonyl complex;Arene complex;Bond activation; Borane complex;NMR spectroscopy
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited:	15 Jun 2011 05:33
Last Modified:	15 Jun 2011 05:33
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/38250

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