Synthesis of a base-stabilized silicon(I)-iron(II) complex for hydroboration of carbonyl compounds

• Main Authors: Khoo, Sabrina, Cao, Jiajia, Ng, Fiona, So, Cheuk-Wai
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry; Iron; Ketones
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/136861
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The reaction of the amidinatosilicon(I) dimer [LSi:]2 (1; L = PhC(N tBu)2) with FeBr2 in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at ambient temperature afforded the silicon(I)-iron(II) dimer [LSi(FeBr2·THF)]2 (2) after 40 h. Compound 2 can catalyze hydroboration of aliphatic and aromatic ketone compounds with HBpin i...