16169-17-8Relevant academic research and scientific papers
A Co2B Mediated NaBH4 Reduction Protocol Applicable to a Selection of Functional Groups in Organic Synthesis
Lundevall, Frida Johanne,Elumalai, Vijayaragavan,Drageset, Audun,Totland, Christian,Bj?rsvik, Hans-René
, p. 3416 - 3425 (2018)
A high-yielding and high-rate reduction method that operates with alkenes, alkynes, azides, nitriles, and nitroarenes was developed and optimized. The method makes use of sodium borohydride reduction of CoSO4 under release of hydrogen along with the formation of Co2B as a nanoparticle material. The produced Co2B activates the various functional groups for hydride reduction. The protocol was proven to operate with an assortment of functional groups to provide good to excellent yields. Furthermore, the reduction method was successfully adapted, implemented, and developed for a continuous flow approach using the multi-jet oscillating disk (MJOD) flow reactor platform at atmospheric pressure.
Bi(I)-Catalyzed Transfer-Hydrogenation with Ammonia-Borane
Wang, Feng,Planas, Oriol,Cornella, Josep
supporting information, p. 4235 - 4240 (2019/04/17)
A catalytic transfer-hydrogenation utilizing a well-defined Bi(I) complex as catalyst and ammonia-borane as transfer agent has been developed. This transformation represents a unique example of low-valent pnictogen catalysis cycling between oxidation states I and III, and proved useful for the hydrogenation of azoarenes and the partial reduction of nitroarenes. Interestingly, the bismuthinidene catalyst performs well in the presence of low-valent transition-metal sensitive functional groups and presents orthogonal reactivity compared to analogous phosphorus-based catalysis. Mechanistic investigations suggest the intermediacy of an elusive bismuthine species, which is proposed to be responsible for the hydrogenation and the formation of hydrogen.
