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Distinct Reactivity Modes of a Copper Hydride Enabled by an Intramolecular Lewis Acid

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: We disclose a 1,4,7-triazacyclononane (TACN) ligand featuring an appended boron Lewis acid. Metalation with Cu(I) affords a series of tetrahedral complexes including a boron-capped cuprous hydride. We demonstrate distinct reactivity modes as a function of chemical oxidation: hydride transfer to CO 2 in the copper(I) state and oxidant-induced H 2 evolution as well as alkyne reduction.

Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02937

Authors: Emily E. Norwine, John J. Kiernicki, Matthias Zeller, Nathaniel K. Szymczak

Institutions: University of Michigan, Purdue University West Lafayette

Language: English

Topic: Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green