Manganese(I)-catalyzed dehydrogenative borylation of terminal alkynes

Abstract

Compounds containing carbon−boron bonds serve as valuable intermediates for constructing more complex molecules by transforming these bonds into other carbon−element bonds. The catalytic dehydrogenative borylation of carbon−hydrogen bonds using HBpin presents an appealing method for synthesizing carbon−boron bonds. While this approach has been extensively explored with noble metals for various types of carbon−hydrogen bonds, its application with manganese-based catalysts remains rare. This study explores a dehydrogenative borylation process employing an earth-abundant transition metal catalyst, FcbpyMn(CO)₃Br (Mn(I)), in combination with HBpin under mild conditions. Arylalkynes featuring electron-withdrawing, electron-donating, and heteroaryl substituents yielded good to excellent results. A thorough DFT calculations were done to understand the mechanism.

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Mar 2025
Accepted
27 May 2025
First published
04 Jun 2025

Dalton Trans., 2025, Accepted Manuscript

Manganese(I)-catalyzed dehydrogenative borylation of terminal alkynes

P. B. Ghanwat, D. Bora, R. Pandya, K. Vanka, B. Saha and S. S. Sen, Dalton Trans., 2025, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/D5DT00577A

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