Insertion of carbon monoxide into an unsymmetrical diborene to form an oxaborirane

• Main Authors: Zhu, Lizhao, Kinjo, Rei
• Other Authors: School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Chemistry; Azaboriridine derivative; Carbon monoxide
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174233
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The insertion of carbon monoxide (CO) into an unsymmetrical diborene, concomitant with B-O bond formation under ambient conditions, gives an oxaborirane species. A similar insertion reaction with isocyanide, the isoelectronic species of CO, generates azaboriridine derivatives.