Magnesium-catalysed hydroboration of isonitriles

Catherine Weetman, Michael S. Hill, Mary F. Mahon

OAI: oai:purehost.bath.ac.uk:publications/3917976b-0dc6-4377-9a2b-58d13b6adf6e • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC05708F

A beta-diketiminato magnesium alkyl complex is shown to be an effective pre-catalyst for the first reported catalytic hydroboration of organic isonitriles, RNC, with HBpin. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions when R = alkyl and provides access to the corresponding 1,2-diborylated amine products.