Unlocking the metallaboratrane cage: reversible B-H activation in platinaboratranes

Crossley, Ian R; Hill, Anthony

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Unlocking the metallaboratrane cage: reversible B-H activation in platinaboratranes

Date

2008

Authors

Crossley, Ian R

Hill, Anthony

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

The reaction of the new platinaboratrane salt [PtH(PTol3){B(mt) 3}]Cl(Pt→B)8 (mt = methimazolyl, Tol = C 6H4Me-4) with 2 equivalents of PR3 (R = Me, Et) affords, via hydride migration to boron and ligand substitution, the salts [Pt(PR3)2{κ2-S,S′-HB(m