Frustrated Lewis pair behavior of monomeric (boryl)iminomethanes accessed from isocyanide 1,1-hydroboration

Abstract

The activation of carbon dioxide, organonitriles, and terminal acetylenes by (boryl)iminomethanes derived from isocyanide 1,1-hydroboration is described. Also detailed is the generality of hydroboration of m-terphenylisocyanides with hydroboranes of differing Lewis acidities.