The hafnium-mediated NH activation of an amido-borane†
Elizabeth A. Jacobs,Anna-Marie Fuller,Simon J. Lancaster,Joseph A. Wright
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 04/18/2011 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C1CC11320H
Abstract
Treatment of Cp2HfCl2 with two equivalents of LiNH2BH(C6F5)2 in toluene solution yields Cp2Hf{NHBH(C6F5)2}, which has been crystallographically characterised. The otherwise base-free [NHBH(C6F5)2] complex is stabilised by an agostic interaction.
