NHC induced radical formation<i>via</i>homolytic cleavage of B–B bonds and its role in organic reactions

Laura Kuehn, Ludwig Zapf, Luis Werner, Martin Stang, Sabrina Würtemberger‐Pietsch, Ivo Krummenacher, Holger Braunschweig, Emmanuel Lacôte, Todd B. Marder, Udo Radius

Chemical Science · 2022 · 29 citations · 101 references

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Bis-NHC adducts of the type (NHC) 2 ·B 2 (OR) 4 are sources of boryl radicals of the type NHC–BR 2 ˙, which are formed by homolytic B–B bond cleavage.

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