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ArticleChemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2025

Nitrile Hydroboration by Cooperative Iron Catalysis: An Experimental and Computational Study.

Laura A Grose, Yi Zhang, Samuel Oultram, Ryan J Schwamm, Sam P de Visser, Darren Willcox

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Article in Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Laura A GroseDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8664-4186
Yi ZhangDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9952-6285
Samuel OultramDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3805-5115
Ryan J SchwammDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8025-231X
Sam P de VisserDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2620-8788
Darren WillcoxDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1396-7734

Funding

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/W023172/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reductive amination is a challenging reaction in catalysis that often gives poor yield and selectivity. We present an iron-catalyzed approach of synthesizing amines through reduction of nitriles through hydroboration with good yield under ambient conditions. Our detailed mechanistic study establishes the factors that influence the selectivity and turnover. The kinetics and mechanism of the iron-catalyzed hydroboration of benzonitrile to bis(boryl)benzylamine have been investigated by initial rates, temperature dependence, kinetic isotope effects, and computational studies. In contrast to other iron-catalyzed nitrile hydroboration, this study reveals that B─H bond activation is not rate-determining. Moreover, the rate-determining step was revealed to be C─H bond reductive elimination with an equilibrium isotope effect in operation. Through this combined approached, an Fe(0)/(II) catalytic manifold proceeding via metal-ligand cooperativity has been determined.

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cooperative catalysisDFT calculationshydroborationiron catalysiskinetic measurements

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PMID40553511
PMCPMC12284615

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