Two reversible σ-bond metathesis pathways for boron-palladium bond formation: selective synthesis of isomeric five-coordinate borylpalladium complexes

J Am Chem Soc. 2013 Feb 20;135(7):2493-6. doi: 10.1021/ja400294m. Epub 2013 Feb 11.

Abstract

Two reversible σ-bond metathesis pathways for B-B bond activation to give borylpalladium complexes are demonstrated in the reaction of η(2)-(Si-H)Pd(0) complexes with B(2)pin(2). These two pathways are connected by fluxional behavior of the Si-H bond and can be efficiently controlled by the appropriate choice of phosphine ligand, enabling the selective synthesis of two types of five-coordinate borylpalladium complexes.