Reversible Borylene Formation from Ring Opening of Pinacolborane and Other Intermediates Generated from Five-Coordinate Tris-Boryl Complexes: Implications for Catalytic C-H Borylation

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Catalytic C-H borylation using the five-coordinate tris-boryl complex (dippe)Ir(Bpin)₃ (5a, dippe = 1,2-bis(diisopropylphosphino)ethane) has been examined using ³¹P{¹H} and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Compound 5a was shown to react rapidly and reversibly with HBpin to generate a six-coordinate borylene complex, (dippe)Ir(H)(Bpin)₂(BOCMe₂CMe₂OBpin) (6), whose structure was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Under catalytic conditions, the H₂ generated from C-H borylation converted compound 6 to a series of intermediates. The first is tentatively assigned from ³¹P{¹H} and ¹H NMR spectra as (dippe)Ir(H₂B₃pin₃) (7), which is the product of formal H₂ addition to compound 5a. As catalysis progressed, compound 7 was converted to a new species with the formula (dippe)Ir(H₃B₂pin₂) (8), which arose from H₂ addition to compound 7 with loss of HBpin. Compound 8 was characterized by ³¹P{¹H} and ¹H NMR spectroscopy, and its structure was confirmed by X-ray crystallography, where two molecules with different ligand orientations were found in the unit cell. DFT calculations support the formulation of compound 8 as an Ir^III agostic borane complex, (dippe)IrH₂(Bpin)(η²-HBpin). Compound 8 was gradually converted to (dippe)Ir(H₄Bpin) (9), which was characterized by ³¹P{¹H} and ¹H NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. DFT calculations favor its formulation as an agostic borane complex of Ir^III with the formula (dippe)IrH₃(η²-HBpin). Compound 9 reacted further with H₂ to afford the dimeric structure [(dippe)IrH₂(μ₂-H)]₂ (10), which was characterized by ¹H NMR and X-ray crystallography. Compounds 7-10 are in equilibrium when H₂ and HBpin are present.

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Reversible Borylene Formation from Ring Opening of Pinacolborane
and Other Intermediates Generated from Five-Coordinate Tris-Boryl
Complexes: Implications for Catalytic C−H Borylation
Behnaz Ghaffari, Britt A. Vanchura, II, Ghayoor A. Chotana, Richard J. Staples, Daniel Holmes,
Robert E. Maleczka, Jr.,* and Milton R. Smith, III*
Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 South Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1322 United States
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* Supporting Information
ABSTRACT: Catalytic C−H borylation using the five-
coordinate tris-boryl complex (dippe)Ir(Bpin)3 (5a, dippe =
1,2-bis(diisopropylphosphino)ethane) has been examined
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using 31P{1H} and H NMR spectroscopy. Compound 5a
was shown to react rapidly and reversibly with HBpin to
generate a six-coordinate borylene complex, (dippe)Ir(H)-
(Bpin)2(BOCMe2CMe2OBpin) (6), whose structure was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Under catalytic conditions, the H2
generated from C−H borylation converted compound 6 to a series of intermediates. The first is tentatively assigned from
1
31P{1H} and H NMR spectra as (dippe)Ir(H2B3pin3) (7), which is the product of formal H2 addition to compound 5a. As
catalysis progressed, compound 7 was converted to a new species with the formula (dippe)Ir(H3B2pin2) (8), which arose from
H2 addition to compound 7 with loss of HBpin. Compound 8 was characterized by 31P{1H} and 1H NMR spectroscopy, and its
structure was confirmed by X-ray crystallography, where two molecules with different ligand orientations were found in the unit
cell. DFT calculations support the formulation of compound 8 as an IrIII agostic borane complex, (dippe)IrH2(Bpin)(η2-HBpin).
Compound 8 was gradually converted to (dippe)Ir(H4Bpin) (9), which was characterized by 31P{1H} and 1H NMR
spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. DFT calculations favor its formulation as an agostic borane complex of IrIII with the
formula (dippe)IrH3(η2-HBpin). Compound 9 reacted further with H2 to afford the dimeric structure [(dippe)IrH2(μ2-H)]2
(10), which was characterized by 1H NMR and X-ray crystallography. Compounds 7−10 are in equilibrium when H2 and HBpin
are present.
Scheme 1. Catalytic Cycle for C−H Borylation
INTRODUCTION
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Catalytic C−H borylation is an effective method for preparing
organoboron compounds via the dehydrogenative coupling of
B−H and C−H bonds.1 Boryl complexes with the transition
metals Ir,1 Rh,1 Co,2−5 Fe,4−7 and Ni8 catalyze this process,
with a majority of the reported examples utilizing Ir catalysts.
Of the Ir catalysts employed, the most commonly invoked
intermediates that mediate C−H activation are 16-electron IrIII
species of the formula L2Ir(Bpin)3 (1, Scheme 1), where L
represents a neutral, two-electron-donor ligand that can be
monodentate but is more commonly a bidentate ligand such as
a bipyridine or bis-phosphine.9,10
Experiment and theory support the cycle shown in Scheme 1.
C−H activation is rate determining for bipyridine catalysts,
where computational studies support an IrIII/V mechanism.11−13
Phosphine-ligated catalysts have received less attention,
although computational studies predict that the intermediates
that are generated by C−H activation are IrIII−borane adducts
(2).13 Experimental studies for phosphine systems show
reduced kinetic isotope effects in comparison to bipyridine-
supported catalysts, and the calculated barriers for C−H
activation and B−C elimination are similar.14
the reaction of the hydrocarbon substrate with the tris-boryl
intermediate (dtbpy)Ir(Bpin)3 (3). While compound 3 has
eluded detection, detailed mechanistic studies of (dtbpy)Ir-
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[Ir(OMe)(cod)]2, rate-limiting C−H cleavage is proposed from
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(Bpin)3(coe) (4) support its generation from pre-equilibrium
dissociation of coe from compound 4.9
Inspired by the stabilization of reactive, low-coordinate
complexes with sterically demanding chelating phosphine
ligands,15,16 we targeted 16-electron, 5-coordinate complexes
17
of the general formula (diphosphine)Ir(boryl)3. Indeed,
compounds 5a−d can be prepared by displacing 6e-donor η6-
arenes from arene tris-boryl complexes with 4e-donor
diphosphinoethanes, R2PCH2CH2PR2 (Scheme 2, R = i-Pr,
Scheme 2. Synthesis of 16-Electron Tris-Boryl Compounds
Figure 1. X-ray structure for compound 6 with thermal ellipsoids
calculated at 50% probability levels. Disorder in one of the boryl
ligands (B1B) and all hydrogens except for the hydride ligand are
omitted for clarity.
comparison to those for boryl ligands, though the borylene
resonance in compound 6 appears at higher field than is typical
for borylenes.20
dippe; t-Bu, dtbpe).17−19 The relative reactivity of these
complexes is a function of both the steric features of the
diphosphine, with relative reactivities dippe ≈ dcpe > dtbpe and
the nature of the boryl ligand Bpin ≫ Bcat.17 These are rare
examples where catalytically active intermediates are isolable,
enabling the direct examination of fundamental steps in the
catalytic cycle. For example, compound 5a reacts with C(sp2)−
H bonds at room temperature to generate stoichiometric
quantities of borylated products.17
This room-temperature reactivity is in contrast to catalytic
borylations with catalysts generated in situ from Ir precatalysts
and chelating phosphines, which require considerably higher
temperatures for catalytic turnover. In this paper, a closer
inspection of the chemistry of compound 5a under catalytic
conditions shows that it is converted to more stable resting
states whose concentrations change during the reaction. This
accounts for the decreased catalytic activity in comparison to
the relatively facile stoichiometric borylations mediated by
compound 5a.
The hydride ligand in compound 6 occupies a position trans
to the borylene. The short Ir−H (1.39(5) Å) distance is likely
underestimated. A calculated structure of the dmpe analogue
(see Table S5 and Figure S12 in the Supporting Information)
reproduces distance and angles for the heavy atoms with good
fidelity. The calculated B−Ir−H angle (159°) is similar to the
experimentally determined value (165(2)°), but the calculated
Ir−H distance of 1.70 Å is closer to a typical Ir−H distance
determined from neutron diffraction.21 The hydride ligand’s
presence is confirmed by a high-field triplet a δ −11.05 (|2JPH| =
1
19 Hz) in the H NMR spectrum. The magnitude of the P−H
coupling and the relatively narrow line widths for the resonance
support its formulation as a classical hydride having no
interactions with the cis-boryl ligands.
A number of borylene complexes have been reported.20,22
These have been prepared by various synthetic routes, with the
H2 elimination/B−H activation described by Sabo-Etienne and
co-workers bearing some similarity to the generation of
compound 6 in that borylene formation is reversible and arises
from B−H activation.23
RESULTS
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When excess HBpin is added to pale yellow solutions of
compound 5a, a colorless solution results immediately, and
31P{1H} NMR spectroscopy indicates disappearance of the
resonance for compound 5a (δ 86.35) and formation of a new
species, compound 6 (δ 67.24). When a 1,3-bis-
(trifluoromethyl)benzene solution containing compound 6
and 10 equiv of HBpin was cooled to −35 °C, colorless
crystals formed. An X-ray crystallographic analysis revealed the
molecular structure of compound 6. As shown in Figure 1,
compound 6 is a borylene diboryl hydride that arises from ring
opening of HBpin, which also serves as the hydride source. This
is the first complex to have boryl and borylene ligands in the
metal coordination sphere.
When crystals of compound 6 were dissolved in benzene-d6,
NMR spectra showed resonances for compound 5a and HBpin,
in addition to those for compound 6. This suggests that
compound 6 is in equilibrium with compound 5a and HBpin.
This was confirmed by the diminution of the resonances for
compound 5a when HBpin is added to the solution and the fact
that under high vacuum compound 6 reverts to compound 5a,
which prevented us from obtaining consistent elemental
analysis for compound 6. The equilibrium constant for eq 1
is Keq = 1.65 × 10−3 M−1.
Metrical data indicate sp hybridization of the borylene boron.
The Ir−B distance (1.955(8) Å) is shorter than those for the
boryl ligands (2.143(14) and 2.095(8) Å) and is consistent with
values for other reported borylenes. 11B NMR spectra show
three distinct resonances for compound 6. The highest field
resonance at δ 22.0 is assigned to the OBpin moiety. A
downfield resonance at δ 38.8 integrates as two B atoms and
has a chemical shift that is typical for Ir boryl ligands. The
borylene B is assigned to a broad downfield resonance at δ 54.5.
Borylene resonances typically appear at lower field in
When compound 5a is used in catalytic quantities for
borylation of 2-methylthiophene with HBpin, 31P{1H} NMR
spectroscopy shows that the equilibrium in eq 1 is shifted to the
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extent that compound 7 is the major species at the beginning of
the reaction. If compound 5a is responsible for borylation,
HBpin would inhibit catalysis. This is indeed the case, as
catalytic borylation of 2-methylthiophene does not proceed at
room temperature, despite the fact that t1/2 for stoichiometric
borylation by compound 5a at similar concentrations is less
than 5 min.17
When cyclohexane-d12 solutions of compound 5a (42 mM),
HBpin (420 or 840 mM), and 2-methylthiophene (840 mM)
are heated, catalytic borylation commences. 31P{1H} NMR
spectra of the catalytic reaction at 100 °C indicate that, in
addition to compound 6, resonances for other species appear
during the reaction at δ 53.42, 61.22, 66.75, and 77.78. At 100
°C, these resonances are sharp. The relative concentrations of
these intermediates vary depending on reaction times and ratios
of HBpin to thiophene substrate.
After heating at 100 °C for 5 min, the intensity of the
resonance for compound 6 in the 31P{1H} NMR spectrum
decreases and a new feature appears at δ 53.42. This is
accompanied by the appearance of a new high-field triplet in
1
the H NMR spectrum at δ −11.16 (|JPH| = 12 Hz). By
comparison of intensities for compound 6 and this new feature
in the 31P{1H} NMR spectrum, the relative integrations of the
1
hydride resonances in the H NMR spectrum indicated that
this new peak contributes two hydrides per dippe ligand. The
line width of this resonance (9.5 Hz, fwhm) is consistent with
B−H coupling, which is higher than that in 6. We tentatively
assign this to a complex with the formula (dippe)Ir(H2B3pin3)
(7). Consistent with this formulation, compound 7 can be
generated independently by adding H2 to compound 5a (vide
infra).
Figure 2. X-ray structure for compound 8 with thermal ellipsoids
calculated at 50% probability levels. The two independent molecules
(8a,b) are shown with selected angles and distances.
After 10 min of heating, the resonances for compound 6
disappear. The 11B NMR spectrum shows a boryl resonance at
δ 37.7 and no low-field resonance for a borylene ligand. At this
point another resonance appears in the 31P{1H} NMR
spectrum at δ 61.22, in addition to the resonance for
compound 7. This is assigned to the complex (dippe)Ir-
point. Figure 3 shows an overlay of the calculated structures
(red) with the coordinates from the X-ray structures (blue).
Isomer 8a is calculated to be 1.5 kcal more stable than isomer
8b. As can be seen in Figure 3, the calculated coordinates for 8a
are shifted significantly from the experimentally determined
values. Essentially, B1 and B2 swing toward H2, leaving the
B1−Ir1−B2 angle unchanged. The shift in the calculated
structure allows for a significant B···H interaction (1.48 Å)
between B1 and H2 and eliminates any interaction between B2
and H3. The structure is best described as an agostic borane
complex of an IrIII dihydrido boryl complex, (dippe)-
IrH2(Bpin)(η2-HBpin). For structure 8b, the calculated
structure more closely resembles the experimentally deter-
mined one. The biggest changes are a lengthening of the Ir2−
B3 distance and a shortening of the B3−H4 distance. As for 8a,
the calculated structure of 8b is best represented as an IrIII
dihydrido boryl complex with one boryl and one agostic HBpin
ligand.
1
(H3B2pin2) (8). The hydride region in the H NMR spectrum
for compound 8 showed a major resonance at δ −11.21 as a
broad triplet (|JPH| = 6 Hz). When compound 8 is generated
from H2 addition to compound 5a (vide infra), this resonance
integrates as three protons. While we were not able to isolate
compound 8 in analytically pure form, single crystals were
obtained by cooling solutions of compound 5a with a 10-fold
excess of HBpin. The structure is depicted in Figure 2. Two
independent molecules appear in the unit cell, and these differ
in the relative orientation of the boryl ligands. In independent
molecule 8a, the boryl ligands are both cis to one of the
phosphines, with the P−Ir vector of the other phosphorus
approximately bisecting the B1−Ir1−B2 angle. In the second
independent molecule (8b), one boryl (B4) is trans to P3 and
cis to P4, while the second boryl (B3) is cis to P3 and forms a
P4−Ir2−B3 angle of 143.34(7)°. The Ir−B distances range
from 2.095(2) to 2.117(3) Å and are slightly longer than the
Ir−B bonds trans to phosphines in compound 5a (2.07(1) Å).
Electron density was located in regions consistent with hydride
ligands and refined, but the difficulty in locating hydrides
bound to Ir prevents definitive characterization of H···B
interactions, which contribute to the line width of the hydride
resonance and the reduced magnitude of |1JPH|.
With continued heating of the cyclohexane-d12 solution, the
resonance for compound 7 in the 31P{1H} NMR spectrum
vanishes and a new resonance at δ 66.75 accompanies the
1
resonance for compound 8. In the hydride region of the H
NMR spectrum, a new resonance also appears as a triplet at δ
−11.90 (|JPH| = 17 Hz). When the 31P NMR spectrum is
recorded with selective decoupling of the aliphatic protons, the
hydride coupling is preserved, and the resulting quintet proves
that four hydrides are bound to Ir. This compound was
crystallized by cooling a 1,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzene
solution containing compounds 6, 8, and a 10-fold excess of
HBpin to −30 °C. After several weeks crystals formed and X-
ray diffraction revealed their structure to be (dippe)Ir(H4Bpin)
(9; Figure 4). Compound 9 could be generated independently
We turned to theory to gain further insight into the H3B2pin2
framework. Structures were optimized at an M06//SDD/6-
31G* level of theory using the X-ray coordinates as a starting
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Figure 4. X-ray structure for compound 9 with thermal ellipsoids
calculated at 50% probability levels. Hydride ligands are shown, and
other hydrogens are omitted for clarity. The calculated structure (red,
M06//SDD/6-31G*) is overlaid with crystallographic coordinates.
Selected experimental and computational metric parameters are given.
temperature and solvent dependent, as the 31P{1H} NMR
spectrum in toluene-d8 solution at −68 °C has peaks at δ 77.46,
76.88, 75.79, and 74.96. 1H NMR spectra at 500 MHz and 5 °C
in cyclohexane-d12 show a complex pattern in the hydride
region with resonances clustered at δ −3.77, −13.23, and
−22.55. The three resonances have equal integrations, and a 1H
COSY spectrum indicates that they are all coupled. At 70 °C
the two lower-field hydrides vanish and a broad high-field
resonance is observed at δ −22.73.
X-ray-quality crystals were obtained by dissolving the crude
reaction mixture in pentane and cooling to −35 °C. The X-ray
crystal structure in Figure 5 reveals the dimeric structure 10,
where each Ir center is κ2 bound to a dippe ligand. The hydride
ligands could not be located. The structure was refined with the
constraints of one bridging and two terminal hydrides for each
Ir center using distances from the calculated structures. The
bridging hydride was fixed with the shorter Ir−H distance. The
metrical parameters for all other atoms in constrained and
unconstrained refinements were identical within error limits.
The hydride formulation is consistent with the hydride
resonances in the high-temperature NMR spectra (vide infra).
Calculations starting from the X-ray coordinates refine to a
similar structure with a slight elongation of the Ir−Ir distance.
Attempts to calculate the structure as [(dippe)IrH(μ-H)]2 with
one terminal and one bridging hydride gave geometries where
the non-hydrogen atoms were shifted significantly from the
crystallographically determined positions (see the Supporting
Information for details).
Figure 3. Calculated structures (M06//SDD/6-31G*) for 8a,b (red)
overlaid with coordinates from their X-ray structures (blue).
Calculated bond distances and angles correspond to the numbering
scheme in Figure 2.
by exposing a THF solution of compound 5a in a Schlenk flask
to excess H2 for 30 min. 31P{1H} NMR spectra of the crude
mixture indicated the presence of compounds 9 (80%), 8 (5%),
and other unidentified species.
The crystal structure of compound 9 is shown in Figure 4.
Hydrides were located and refined, but the usual caveat applies
to the certainty of their positions. The Ir1−B1 distance is
relatively long in comparison to the other boryl ligands in this
family of complexes and may reflect contributions from agostic
borane or borohydride structures. We carried out calculations
starting from the X-ray coordinates, and the calculated structure
(red) is shown with its overlap to the crystallographic
coordinates (blue). There is good agreement between the
calculated and experimental structure, with the biggest
differences being elongation of the Ir1−B1 bond and B1−H3
distance with a shortening of the B1−H4 distance in the
calculated structure, which is best described as a borane adduct
of an IrIII trihydride. On the basis of the 1H and 31P{1H} NMR
data, the hydride positions are rapidly equilibrating on the
NMR time scale.
With continued heating of the catalytic reaction, the
resonance for compound 9 loses intensity, accompanied by
the appearance of a new resonance at δ 77.78 in the 31P{1H}
NMR spectrum. The intensity of this resonance is a maximum
at the end of reactions where the initial [HBpin]:[thiophene] =
0.5. When a cyclohexane-d12 solution is cooled to 5 °C, the
31P{1H} resonance resolves into four distinct features at δ
78.77, 78.07, 76.52, and 76.16. These features are slightly
The relationship among compounds 5a and 7−10 was
established by independent NMR experiments. When H2 was
admitted to an NMR tube containing a toluene-d8 solution of
compound 5a, 31P{1H} and 1H NMR spectra at −45 °C
showed that compound 7 is the major species in solution along
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since compound 5a is generated from compound 6 by its
dissociation. This is not observed experimentally, as the H2
1
generated (observed in the H NMR spectra) during C−H
borylation sequentially shifts the resting state to 18-electron
compounds 7−9. Thus, these complexes are more stable than
borylene compound 6.
1H NMR spectroscopy yields important information about
the 18-electron catalytic resting states 7−9. Significantly, the
inequivalent hydride/borane/boryl positions indicated in the
solid-state structures of compounds 8 and 9 are exchanging
rapidly on the NMR time in solution. In addition, a single
methine resonance for the dippe isopropyl groups is observed,
even though the crystal structures in Figures 2 and 4 feature
chemically distinct methine environments. These exchanges are
intramolecular, since coupling to 31P is maintained and
exchange with free HBpin is not observed. The dynamic
behavior suggests that minima in the potential energy surface
are relatively shallow, which is supported by the fact that
compound 8 crystallizes with structures where the orientations
of the ligands differ significantly. Scheme 3 shows a pathway
Scheme 3. Putative Equilibria for Hydride Exchange in
Compound 8
Figure 5. X-ray structure for compound 10 with thermal ellipsoids
calculated at 50% probability levels. Hydride ligands are shown, and
other hydrogens are omitted for clarity. The calculated structure (red,
M06//SDD/6-31G*) is overlaid with crystallographic coordinates
(blue). Selected experimental and computational metric parameters
are given.
where equilibration of σ-HBpin and σ-H2 intermediates would
exchange the hydride ligands in structure 8b. Similar
mechanisms have been proposed to account for exchange in
(κ3-C6H3-1,3-[OP(tBu)2]2)IrH2(η2-HBpin).21,28 Calculations
support σ-borane complexation in compounds 8 and 9, which
would account for the broadening of high-field resonances in
with compound 8. 31P NMR spectra with selective decoupling
of the aliphatic 1H region gave a broad triplet at δ 53.56, which
confirms that two high-field H atoms are chemically equivalent
on the NMR time scale in compound 7. When the NMR tube
was removed from the spectrometer and shaken to dissolve H2
in the headspace, compound 8 became the dominant species in
solution. When this process was repeated, compound 8 was
converted to compound 9. Compounds 7−9 give single,
distinct resonances for each species at −45 °C, indicating that
exchange is still fast on the NMR time scale. Finally,
equilibration of compounds 8 and 9 with compound 10 was
demonstrated by removing the H2 from an NMR tube where
catalytic borylation was complete, leaving compound 10 as the
major species. Addition of HBpin to the solution regenerated
compounds 8 and 9.
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the H NMR spectra of these compounds.
Compound 10 is related to other Ir phosphine complexes
with bridging hydrides. The most relevant compound is
[(dfepe)Ir(μ-H)(H)2]2 (11; dfepe = (C2F5)2PCH2CH2P-
(C2F5)2).29 The [(diphsophine)Ir]2 frameworks of compounds
10 and 11 are very similar, although the latter compound is
disordered in the solid state. As in compound 11, the Ir−P
distance in 10 for the phosphorus trans to the terminal hydride
(2.315(2) Å) is significantly longer than the distance for the
phosphorus trans to the bridging hydride (2.223(1) Å). This is
consistent with the strong trans influence for terminal hydrides.
In contrast, the spectroscopic features for compound 10
DISCUSSION
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Compound 5a joins a handful of complexes that react directly
with C−H bonds without requiring prior ligand dissocia-
tion24,25 and is a rare example of a square-pyramidal 16-electron
d6 complex.26 In accord with the tenet that true reactive
intermediates are rarely observed under catalytic conditions,27
compound 5a reacts with HBpin to form a more stable initial
resting state in 18-electron borylene compound 6, and
compound 5a is not detected as an intermediate during
catalysis. If compound 6 were the only resting state during
catalysis and compound 5a were the only C−H activating
intermediate, C−H borylation would be inhibited by HBpin,
differ from those for compound 11. Both H and 31P{1H}
NMR spectra (toluene-d8 solutions) for compound 10 are
more complicated than would be expected for a static structure
analogous to that in Figure 5. At 25 °C, the resonances in the
hydride and methine regions for compound 10 are relatively
broad, suggesting dynamic behavior for compound 10. At lower
temperatures, the hydride resonances sharpen, and at −68 °C,
the methine resonance begins to decoalesce with two broad
peaks near δ 3.6. At higher temperature the methine peaks
coalesce to a broad resonance at δ 2.5. This implies that a
second set of methine resonances should appear near δ 1.4 in
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Figure 6. H NMR spectrum (500 MHz, toluene-d8, −5 °C) of the hydride region for compound 10.
the low-ttemperature spectrum, where four methine resonances
would be expected for the structure in Figure 5, but these are
obscured by other features. At low temperature, the hydride
region (Figure 6) is complexparticularly for the feature at δ
∼−13. We originally questioned whether a trace impurity gives
rise to the triplet at δ −13.06, but this feature persisted when
compound 10 was prepared independently from compound 9,
generated in situ from compound 5a and H2, and 3 equiv of
MeOH. At low temperature, the 31P NMR spectrum for
compound 10 has four absorptions between δ 78.72 and 76.15
for the phosphorus nuclei, whereas compound 11 has a singlet
at δ 84.3. The phosphorus atoms in the crystal structure of
compound 10 (Figure 5) are clearly chemically inequivalent.
Therefore, P−P coupling would be expected. Because the
chemical shift differences have energies similar to the expected
cence of the lower field hydride resonances was not observed,
because compound 10 converts to a new species at higher
temperatures. This is indicated by a new major 31P NMR peak
1
at δ 87.91 and H NMR peaks at δ −6.80 (dd), −12.33 (br),
and −13.01 (br), which integrate as 2:1:2. While it is tempting
to assign this as a pentahydride structure of the formula
(dippe)IrH5, it is unclear what the sources of H2 would be, and
there is a broad feature in the 31P NMR spectrum at δ ∼63 that
we cannot assign. We have insufficient data to definitively
assign a structure for this species.
Of the intermediates observed in the catalytic reaction, the
ligation of H and Bpin ligands in compound 7 can only be
tentatively assigned without a crystal structure. Forms 7a−c are
possible (Chart 1). Access to structures 7a,b would lead to B−
1
coupling, we considered whether the 31P{1H} and H NMR
Chart 1
spectra reflected second-order coupling. However, the spectra
1
could not be successfully simulated. The H COSY spectrum
for compound 10 indicates coupling between the features at δ
−3.33, −13.00, and −22.12, but selective decoupling of specific
hydride resonances did not simplify the other hydride
resonances. Thus, H−H couplings are small. Selective 31P
decoupling showed that the resonance at δ −3.33 is a doublet
(|2JPH| = 166 Hz). A large coupling would be expected for
terminal hydride H2 in Figure 5, since it is trans to P2. In
contrast, the apparent doublet centered at δ −22.12 did not
collapse when the 31P resonances were irradiated, indicating
that the two resonances at δ −21.83 and −22.40 represent two
hydride environments. This is consistent with the observed
spectra arising from two conformations with similar popula-
tions and the same formula as compound 10. From chemical
shifts, we assign the resonances for compound 10 at δ −3.33
and −13.00 to terminal hydrides and the resonances at δ
−21.83 and −22.40 to bridging hydrides. This assignment is
based on compound 11, where the terminal hydrides appear as
a doublet at δ −7.09 (|2JPH| = 149 Hz)the approximate
average chemical shift of the two lower field hydride resonances
in compound 10and the bridging hydrides are assigned to a
resonance at δ −21.90.
H coupling, which would account for the relatively broad
hydride resonance for compound 7. Equilibration with
structure 7c allows for exchange if 7a,b are minimum energy
structures. If 7c is the lowest energy structure, the equivalence
of the H positions is directly accounted for. Access to structure
7c could also be relevant to catalysis (Scheme 1), as H2
dissociation would generate C−H borylation intermediate 5a.
The shift in catalyst resting structures can be understood in
terms of equilibria of boryl complexes and H2, whose
concentration increases throughout the reaction. As shown in
Scheme 4, H2 equilibration with boryl complexes generates
HBpin and hydride intermediates with successive substitution
of H for Bpin at the Ir center.
If C−H borylation funnels exclusively through intermediate
5a, H2 generation would significantly inhibit catalysis. This is
not the case, as borylation proceeds smoothly until compound
10 is the dominant solution species. Maintenance of borylation
activity while compounds 7−9 have significant concentrations
can be reconciled if these species are resting states for
catalytically competent tris (5a)-, bis (12)-, and mono-boryl
(13) intermediates that operate in parallel catalytic borylation
cycles, with similar borylation rates, as shown in Scheme 5. This
behavior is reminiscent of the stoichiometric reactivity of
When the temperature is raised, the hydride resonances in
1
the H NMR spectrum broaden, and at 70 °C the resonances
clustered at δ −3.33 and −13.00 vanish, which would be
consistent with exchange between these hydrides, as is the case
for compound 11. In addition, the 31P resonances coalesce to a
single resonance at δ 76.68. This supports exchange between
the conformations observed at lower temperatures. Coales-
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Scheme 4. H2-Induced Equilibria by H2 Addition to Compound 5a
operating at 202.29 MHz. 11B and 31P NMR spectra were indirectly
referenced relative to SiMe4 according to the IUPAC standard using
VnmrJ software. All coupling constants are apparent J values measured
at the indicated field strengths. Melting points were measured on a
MEL-TEMP or Thomas-Hoover capillary melting apparatus and are
uncorrected.
Scheme 5. Parallel Catalytic Cycles for C−H Borylation
Note: because all of the compounds are in equilibrium with each
other, it was not possible to isolate bulk samples containing one
species for combustion analysis.
X-ray Crystallography Details. Crystal structures of compounds
6 and 8−10 were determined using a Bruker CCD X-ray
diffractometer and associated software, applying standard crystallo-
graphic techniques. Specifics for compound 6 include a disorder model
for one boryl group, modeled at a 50:50 population. No restraints or
constraints were performed to keep the groups together, although the
thermal parameters were large for oxygen atoms on one of the boryls.
Compounds 8 and 9 were solved without incident, and the hydride
atoms were found and refined isotropically. Compound 10 was solved
without a problem, but the hydride atoms on the Ir atom could not be
located. These were then modeled as riding atoms on the basis of
calculated positions generated in theoretical calculations (red, M06//
SDD/6-31G*).
Computational Methods. DFT quantum chemical calculations
were carried out using the Gaussian 09 software suite (Revision
D.01)32 using the M06 functional.33 A split basis set was employed
with an SDD basis and core potential on Ir and a 6-31G* basis set on
the other atoms. Structures were minimized until program default
convergence limits were reached.
Synthesis of (dippe)IrH(Bpin)2(BOCMe2CMe2OBpin) (6).
HBpin (8.7 μL, 0.06 mmol, 1 equiv) was added to a pentane solution
(1.0 mL) of compound 5a (50 mg, 0.06 mmol, 1 equiv) in a 20 mL
scintillation vial. The initially yellow solution lightened upon addition
of the HBpin. The resulting solution was stirred for approximately 2
min when a white precipitate began forming. The vial was placed in a
freezer at −35 °C and allowed to sit overnight. The next day the
mother liquor was pipetted from the vial, leaving a white solid on the
sides of the vial. Nitrogen was blown from a pipet to dry the white
solid (43 mg, 75%, mp 151−153 °C).
When the solid was placed back into solution for NMR
characterization, the yellow color of the initial reaction solution
reappeared. 1H NMR (benzene-d6, 500 MHz): δ 2.37−2.30 (m, 2 H),
1.97 (s, 6 H), 1.80−1.72 (m, 2 H), 1.68 (s, 6 H), 1.29 (s, 28 H), 1.19−
1.12 (m, 6 H), 1.12−1.06 (m, 6 H), 1.06−1.00 (m, 18 H, boryl singlet
1.05 ppm), 0.94−0.89 (m, 6 H), −11.05 (t, J = 19.3 Hz). 11B NMR
(benzene-d6, 160 MHz): δ 22.0, 38.8, 54.5. 31P NMR (benzene-d6, 202
MHz): δ 67.24.
bipyridine-ligated compound 3, which reacts to generate
diboryl hydride and monoboryl dihydride complexes in
reactions with arenes.9 Potential roles for these complexes in
catalysis were not examined, and trihydride complexes were not
reported.
CONCLUSIONS
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The fact that compound 5a reacts directly with C(sp2)−H
bonds provides a rare opportunity for examining the
fundamental step in C−H borylation. The combination of 31P
1
and H NMR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and theory
makes it possible to characterize multiple resting states and to
assess their roles under catalytically relevant conditions.
Although catalysts with bidentate nitrogen donors have been
used more extensively, the recent chemistry of phosphine-
ligated catalysts suggests that they have as yet unrealized
potential.30,31 The work described herein provides a foundation
for understanding catalysis in this family of compounds, which
may aid in designing new borylation catalysts.
EXPERIMENTAL SECTION
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Calculation of the Equilibrium Constant among Compound
5a, HBpin, and Compound 6. A 0.01 mmol portion of compound 6
was weighed in a test tube and then transferred to a J. Young tube after
General Procedures. All commercially available chemicals were
used as received unless otherwise indicated. Pinacolborane (HBpin
containing 1% NEt3) was generously supplied by BoroPharm, Inc. (η6-
mesitylene)Ir(Bpin)3 and compound 5a were prepared by the
literature procedures.17 Solvents were refluxed over sodium
benzophenone ketyl, distilled, and degassed. All experiments were
carried out in a glovebox under a nitrogen atmosphere or with
standard Schlenk techniques.
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dissolution in benzene-d6 (500 μL). When the 31P{1H} and H NMR
spectra were recorded, peaks for compounds 6 (67.24 ppm) and 5a
(86.35 ppm) were observed in a roughly 3:1 ratio. The equilibrium
constant was calculated from molar ratios determined by integrating
1
resonances in the H NMR spectrum for the HBpin hydride and the
methine protons in compounds 5a and 6 (compound 6 has two sets of
methine peaks), which gave Keq = 0.00165 mol L−1. See Figures S1,
S2a, and S2b in the Supporting Information.
Catalytic Borylation of 2-Methylthiophene with Compound
5a, using 0.5 equiv of HBpin. Compound 5a (20.8 mg, 0.025
mmol, 0.05 equiv) was weighed in a test tube and then transferred to a
Analytical Methods. 1H NMR spectra were recorded on a Varian
VXR-500 or Varian Unity-500-Plus spectrometer (499.74 MHz) and
referenced to residual solvent signals. 11B NMR spectra were recorded
on a Varian VXR-500 spectrometer operating at 160.41 MHz. 31P
NMR spectra were recorded on a Varian Unity-500-Plus spectrometer
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J. Young NMR tube after dissolution in cyclohexane-d12 (150 μL × 4).
2-Methylthiophene (49 μL, 0.5 mmol, 1 equiv) and HBPin (36 μL,
0.25 mmol, 0.5 equiv) were then placed in the J. Young NMR tube via
syringe. The J. Young NMR tube was capped and heated in the NMR
The reaction solution was placed in a−35 °C freezer to crystallize.
After 1 week the crystals were analyzed and found to be compound 8.
Generation of (dippe)Ir(H)4(Bpin) (9). The J. Young NMR tube
containing compound 8 (from the previous experiment) was warmed
to room temperature, and 31P{1H} and 1H NMR spectra were
recorded. A new signal appeared at 66.75 ppm in 31P NMR
(compound 9); the ratio of compound 9 to compound 8 increased
gradually. To facilitate the process, the NMR tube was taken out of the
NMR probe and shaken for 15 min at room temperature. 31P NMR,
1H NMR, and 11B NMR confirmed formation of compound 9 in 97%
purity (traces of compound 8 were present). See Figures S7b and S8 in
the Supporting Information for details.
1
probe at 100 °C. The reaction was monitored by H and 31P{1H}
NMR spectroscopy every 20 min for conversion of starting material as
well as catalyst intermediates for 4 h, after which the NMR yield of
4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(5-methylthiophen-2-yl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane
showed full conversion on the basis of the limiting reagent (HBpin).
See Figures S3 and S4a−d in the Supporting Information for details.
Early-Stage Kinetics of Catalytic Borylation of 2-Methyl-
thiophene with Compound 5a, using 0.5 equiv of HBpin.
Compound 5a (20.8 mg, 0.025 mmol, 0.05 equiv) was weighed in a
test tube and then transferred to a J. Young NMR tube after
dissolution in cyclohexane-d12 (150 μL × 4). 2-Methylthiophene (49
μL, 0.5 mmol, 1 equiv) and HBpin (36 μL, 0.25 mmol 0.5 equiv) were
placed in the J. Young NMR tube via syringe. The J. Young NMR tube
was capped and brought out of the glovebox. Initial 1H and 31P NMR
spectra were recorded at room temperature, and then the tube was
heated in an oil bath at 100 °C. The reaction was stopped every 5 min
in order to record 1H and 31P{1H} NMR spectra at room temperature.
The reaction was monitored by 1H and 31P{1H} NMR for 20 min. See
Figure S5 in the Supporting Information for details.
Catalytic Borylation of 2-Methylthiophene with Compound
5a, using 1 equiv of HBpin. Compound 5a (20.8 mg, 0.025 mmol,
0.05 equiv) was weighed in a test tube and then transferred to a J.
Young NMR tube after dissolution in cyclohexane-d12 (150 μL × 4). 2-
Methylthiophene (49 μL, 0.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and HBpin (72 μL, 0.5
mmol, 1.0 equiv) were placed in the J. Young NMR tube via syringe.
The J. Young NMR tube was capped and heated in the NMR probe at
100 °C. The reaction was monitored by 1H and 31P{1H} NMR
spectroscopy every 20 min for conversion of starting material as well as
catalyst intermediates for 4 h, after which the NMR yield of 4,4,5,5-
tetramethyl-2-(5-methylthiophen-2-yl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane showed
about 50% conversion on the basis of the substrate. See Figure S6
in the Supporting Information for details.
1H NMR (toluene-d8, 500 MHz): δ 1.73 (m, 4 H, J = 7.1 Hz) 1.15
(m, 4 H), 1.02 (dd, J = 15.3, 7.1 Hz, 12 H), 0.92 (dd, J = 13.7, 7.1 Hz,
12 H), −11.59 (t, J = 17.0 Hz, 4 H). 11B NMR (toluene-d8, 160 MHz):
δ 37.5. 31P{1H} NMR (toluene-d8, 202 MHz): δ 66.75.
When the 31P NMR spectrum was recorded with selective
decoupling of the aliphatic protons, the hydride coupling was
preserved and the resulting quintet proved that four hydrides are
bound to iridium in compound 9; see Figure S7b in the Supporting
Information for details.
Single crystals of compound 9 were initially isolated from a pentane
solution containing compounds 5a, 6, 8, and a 10-fold excess of
HBPin. The reaction mixture was placed in a−30 °C freezer to
crystallize. After 2 weeks the crystals were analyzed and found to be 9.
Synthesis of [(dippe)Ir(H)2(μ-H)]2 (10). A 3.0 equiv amount of
MeOH (0.075 mmol, 3.1 μL) was injected in an NMR tube containing
1
compound 9 via a syringe and 31P NMR and H NMR spectra were
recorded. A new broad signal started to appear in 31P NMR
1
(compound 10). After 12 h, 31P{1H} and H NMR spectra showed
a complex mixture containing ∼90% of the desired compound. The
NMR tube was taken into the nitrogen-filled glovebox, and the solvent
was removed under reduced pressure. The solid residue was then
washed with pentane followed by recrystallization from a mixture of
toluene and pentane at −35 °C to give compound 10 in 48% isolated
yield (5.6 mg). The crystalline solid was dissolved in toluene-d8, and
VT NMR was obtained See Figure S9 in the Supporting Information
for details.
Generation of (dippe)Ir(H)2(Bpin)3 (7). A toluene-d8 solution
(0.6 mL) of compound 5a (20.8 mg, 0.025 mmol, 1 equiv) was placed
in a J. Young NMR tube. The tube was connected to a Schlenk line
and then subjected to three freeze−pump−thaw cycles. The tube was
opened to an atmosphere of H2 gas, closed, and then placed in a
precooled NMR probe at −45 °C. 31P{1H} and 1H NMR spectroscopy
showed a major resonance (∼70%) corresponding to compound 7 at
53.56 ppm and a minor resonance corresponding to compound 8
(∼30%) at 61.22 ppm.
1
Room-temperature H NMR (toluene-d8, 500 MHz): δ 0.50−3.50
(broad features, 68 H), −3.64 (br, 2 H), −12.86 (br, 2 H), −22.56 (br,
2 H). 31P{1H} NMR (toluene-d8, 202 MHz): δ 77.25 (br), 75.87(br).
When the J. Young NMR tube was heated to 85 °C, a new peak
appeared at δ 88.28 in the 31P{1H} NMR spectrum, and after 30 min
at 100 °C, compound 10 was fully converted to new species.
Room-temperature 1H NMR (toluene-d8, 500 MHz): δ 0.7−1.9
(broad features for the phosphine backbone and isopropyl methyl
protons), −6.80 (dd, J = 101.4, 10.5 Hz 2 H), −12.33 (br, 1H), and
−13.01 (br, 2 H). 31P{1H} NMR (toluene-d8, 202 MHz): δ 87.91. For
VT NMR data, see Figure S10 in the Supporting Information.
1H NMR (toluene-d8, 500 MHz): δ 2.15 (septet, 4 H, J = 7.2 Hz)
1.33 (s, 36 H), 1.21 (dd, J = 15.5, 7.10 Hz, 12 H), 1.02 (m, 4 H), 0.95
(dd, J = 13.02, 7.1 Hz, 12 H), −11.01 (t, J = 11.4 Hz, 2 H, 9.5 Hz
fwhm). 11B NMR (toluene-d8, 160 MHz): δ 38.8. 31P NMR (toluene-
d8, 202 MHz): δ 53.56.
The probe was then cooled to −60 °C, and a 31P NMR spectrum
was recorded. With selective decoupling of the aliphatic protons, the
hydride coupling was preserved and the resulting triplet proved that
two hydrides are bound to iridium in compound 7. See the Figures S7a
and 8 in the Supporting Information for details.
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* Supporting Information
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The Supporting Information is available free of charge on the
ACS Publications website at DOI: 10.1021/acs.organo-
met.5b00525.
Generation of (dippe)Ir(H)3(Bpin)2 (8). The J. Young tube from
the previous experiment which contained 7 (∼70%) and 8 (∼30%)
was warmed to −15 °C; while the relative ratio of 8 to 7 increased, the
rate of conversion was slow. Therefore, the NMR tube was removed
from the probe, shaken for 10 s, and placed back in the −15 °C probe.
Crystallographic data for 6 (CIF)
Crystallographic data for 8 (CIF)
Crystallographic data for 9 (CIF)
Crystallographic data for 10 (CIF)
NMR spectra, crystal data, and details of calculated
structures (PDF)
1
31P{1H}, H, and 11B NMR showed compound 8 as the sole product
(2% impurity from compound 9 was observed). See Figure S8 in the
Supporting Information for details.
1H NMR (toluene-d8, 500 MHz): δ 1.96 (septet, 4 H, J = 7.2 Hz)
1.28 (s, 24 H), 1.11 (dd, J = 15.9, 7.1 Hz, 12 H), 1.02 (m, 4 H), 0.97
(s, 12 H), 0.89 (dd, J = 13.0, 7.1 Hz, 12 H), −11.21 (t, J = 5.5 Hz, 3
H).; 11B NMR (toluene-d8, 160 MHz): δ 37.4. 31P{1H} NMR
(toluene-d8, 202 MHz): δ 61.22.
Coordinates from quantum chemical calculations (XYZ)
AUTHOR INFORMATION
Corresponding Authors
*E-mail for R.E.M.: maleczka@chemistry.msu.edu.
*E-mail for M.R.S.: smithmil@msu.edu.
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Single crystals of compound 8 were initially isolated from a pentane
solution containing compounds 5a, 6, and a 10-fold excess of HBpin.
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