Photochemical oxidative addition of B–H bonds at ruthenium and rhodium†
Abstract
Metal phosphine hydrides of type RuP4H2 and RhP3H3 react photochemically with HB(pin) (pin = pinacolate) to form metal boryl hydride complexes via 16-electron intermediates generated by H2 loss; the second order rate constants for reaction of the intermediates with HB(pin) are even larger than those for reaction with Et3SiH.