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6602411 

Journal Article 

TITANIUM-MEDIATED ADDITIONS OF BOROHYDRIDE TO ALKENES 

Burgess, K; Vanderdonk, WA; , 

1994 

Yes 

Journal of the American Chemical Society
ISSN: 0002-7863
EISSN: 1520-5126 

AMER CHEMICAL SOC 

WASHINGTON 

116 

15 

6561-6569 

English 

10.1021/ja00094a010 

WOS:A1994NZ54700010 

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This paper concerns additions of borohydride to alkenes promoted by titanium complexes. Isolated Cp(2)-Ti(mu-H)(2)BH2 was shown to be a catalyst precursor for the hydroboration of phenylethene by borohydride. Lithium borohydride appears to be involved in the formation of the true catalytically active complex since borohydride/catalytic Cp(2)Ti(mu-H)(2)BH2 mixtures gave faster hydroboration than stoichiometric Cp(2)Ti(mu-H)(2)BH2 in the absence of borohydride. Furthermore, the catalytic and stoichiometric titanium-mediated hydroboration of phenylethene provided different regioselectivities. Regio- and/or stereoselectivities for the hydroboration of phenylethene and beta-pinene also differ when mediated by BH4-/catalytic Cp(2)Ti(mu-H)(2)BH2, or by BH3 generated in situ. Extensive B-11 NMR experiments indicate the predominant products in the hydroboration of phenylethene with borohydride are tetraalkylborates; minor amounts of alkylborohydrides are formed (mostly trialkylborohydride) and little or no alkylboranes. Alcohols are formed in the transformations mediated by BH4-/catalytic Cp(2)Ti(mu-H)(2)BH2, after treatment with basic peroxide, but these result from oxidation of alkylborohydride intermediates since tetraalkylborates oxidize very slowly under the conditions used. A mechanism is proposed for the hydroboration of phenylethene mediated by Cp(2)Ti(mu-H)(2)BH2; this involves abstraction of BH3 from the complex by borohydride leading to a titanium hydride species, conventional hydroboration of the alkene by BH3, insertion of phenylethene into the titanium-hydride bond, and then alkyl-transfer from titanium to boron giving tetraalkylborates. Differences for the hydroboration of other substrates are discussed also. 1-Decene and beta-pinene react slower than phenylethene in reactions promoted by BH4-/catalytic Cp(2)Ti(mu-H)(2)BH2, and monoalkylborohydrides or boranes tend to be the predominant products. These alkenes gave little or no tetraalkylborates, possibly due to the relatively slow insertion of these alkenes into titanium-hydride bonds or because of lack of titanium-to-boron alkyl transfer.