7-Azaindol-7-ylborate: A Novel Bidentate N^BH 3  Chelating Ligand

Wagler, Jorg; Hill, Anthony

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7-Azaindol-7-ylborate: A Novel Bidentate N^BH 3 Chelating Ligand

Date

2008

Authors

Wagler, Jorg

Hill, Anthony

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Abstract

7-Azaindole (H-azain) reacts with sodium borohydride (NaBH4) to yield the sodium salt of the novel 7-azaindol7-ylborate anion (7-azain-7)BH 3-, two rhodium derivatives of which reveal distinct coordination modes -[Rh(κ2N,H-H3B (7-azain-7)}(CO)(PPh3)2] an