Reversible expansion and contraction of a 1,2-diborylated ferrocene dimer promoted by redox chemistry and nucleophile binding

Krishnan Venkatasubbaiah, Lev N. Zakharov, W. Scott Kassel, Arnold L. Rheingold, Frieder Jäkle

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Abstract

(Chemical Equation Presented) Two Bs in a pod: The first 1,2-diborylated ferrocene (see structure) was obtained upon reaction of PhBCl2 with 1,1′-bis(trimethylstannyl)ferrocene. Conformational changes in this highly rigid species are triggered either through redox chemistry or the binding of nucleophiles, to render the complex an interesting candidate for the design of new types of molecular machines.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5428-5433
Number of pages6
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume44
Issue number34
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2 2005

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Catalysis
  • Chemistry(all)

Keywords

  • Boron
  • Cyclopentadienyl ligands
  • Iron
  • Lewis acids
  • Mixed-valent compounds

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