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Manganese-catalyzed hydroboration of carbon dioxide and other challenging carbonyl groups

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  • Christina Erken

    (Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion
    Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University)

  • Akash Kaithal

    (Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University)

  • Suman Sen

    (Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University)

  • Thomas Weyhermüller

    (Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion)

  • Markus Hölscher

    (Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University)

  • Christophe Werlé

    (Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion)

  • Walter Leitner

    (Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion
    Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University)

Abstract

Reductive functionalization of the C=O unit in carboxylic acids, carbonic acid derivatives, and ultimately in carbon dioxide itself is a challenging task of key importance for the synthesis of value-added chemicals. In particular, it can open novel pathways for the valorization of non-fossil feedstocks. Catalysts based on earth-abundant, cheap, and benign metals would greatly contribute to the development of sustainable synthetic processes derived from this concept. Herein, a manganese pincer complex [Mn(Ph2PCH2SiMe2)2NH(CO)2Br] (1) is reported to enable the reduction of a broad range of carboxylic acids, carbonates, and even CO2 using pinacolborane as reducing agent. The complex is shown to operate under mild reaction conditions (80–120 °C), low catalyst loadings (0.1–0.2 mol%) and runs under solvent-less conditions. Mechanistic studies including crystallographic characterisation of a borane adduct of the pincer complex (1) imply that metal-ligand cooperation facilitates substrate activation.

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  • Christina Erken & Akash Kaithal & Suman Sen & Thomas Weyhermüller & Markus Hölscher & Christophe Werlé & Walter Leitner, 2018. "Manganese-catalyzed hydroboration of carbon dioxide and other challenging carbonyl groups," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-06831-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06831-9
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