Abstract
We report the facile activation of aryl E-H (ArEH; E = N, O, S; Ar = Ph or C6F5) or ammonia N-H bondsviacoordination-induced bond weakening to a redox-active boron center in the complex, (1−). Substantial decreases in E-H bond dissociation free energies (BDFEs) are observed upon substrate coordination, enabling subsequent facile proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET). A drop of >50 kcal mol−1in H2N-H BDFE upon coordination was experimentally determined.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6903-6906 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 56 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 18 Jul 2021 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- General Chemistry
- Ceramics and Composites
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Catalysis