Neutral copper-phosphido-borane complexes: synthesis, characterization, and use as precatalysts in Csp-P bond formation

Ibrahim Abdellah (1) , Elise Bernoud (1) , Jean-François Lohier (1) , Carole Alayrac (1) , Loïc Toupet (2) , Christine Lepetit (3) , Annie-Claude Gaumont (1)

1 LCMT - Laboratoire de chimie moléculaire et thioorganique
2 IPR - Institut de Physique de Rennes
3 LCC - Laboratoire de chimie de coordination

Copper-phosphido-borane complexes were synthesized and isolated for the first time. Their structures were experimentally and computationally investigated. They were shown to display catalytic activity in C(sp)-P bond formation.

Domaines: Catalyse; Chimie de coordination; Chimie organique; Chimie théorique et/ou physique

Ibrahim Abdellah, Elise Bernoud, Jean-François Lohier, Carole Alayrac, Loïc Toupet, et al.. Neutral copper-phosphido-borane complexes: synthesis, characterization, and use as precatalysts in Csp-P bond formation. Chemical Communications, 2012, 48 (34), pp.4088-4090. ⟨10.1039/c2cc30723e⟩. ⟨hal-00718218⟩