Magnesium hydridotriphenylborate [Mg(thf)6][HBPh3]2: a versatile hydroboration catalyst†
Abstract
Magnesium bis(hydridotriphenylborate), isolated as a solvent-separated ion pair [Mg(thf)6][HBPh3]2, effectively catalyzed the hydroboration of several unsaturated substrates including CO2.