TY - JOUR AU - Zhang, Lei; Huang, Zheng TI - Iron-Catalyzed Alkene Hydroboration with Pinacolborane SN - 0936-5214 SN - 1437-2096 PY - 2013 JO - Synlett JF - Synlett LA - EN VL - 24 IS - 14 SP - 1745 EP - 1747 ET - 2013/08/08 DA - 2013/08/21 KW - iron KW - alkene KW - organoboronate ester KW - hydroboration KW - homogeneous catalysis AB - Well-defined iron complexes have been studied intensively as an alternative for precious-metal catalysts in recent years. Here we highlight the opportunities of using iron complexes as catalysts in diene and alkene hydroboration. The iron complexes, supported by suitable ligands, can be superior to precious-metal systems in terms of efficiency and selectivity for alkene hydroborations with pinacolborane. PB - © Georg Thieme Verlag DO - 10.1055/s-0033-1339645 UR - http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0033-1339645 ER -