1. Reduction of Li+ within a borate anion.
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Li, Haokun, Yao, Jiachen, Xu, Gan, Yiu, Shek-Man, Siu, Chi-Kit, Wang, Zhen, Peng, Yung-Kang, Xie, Yi, Wang, Ying, and Lu, Zhenpin
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BIRCH reduction ,BORATES ,ALKALI metals ,ANIONS ,CHEMICAL reduction ,PYRAZOLYL compounds - Abstract
Group 1 elements exhibit the lowest electronegativity values in the Periodic Table. The chemical reduction of Group 1 metal cations M
+ to M(0) is extremely challenging. Common tetraaryl borates demonstrate limited redox properties and are prone to decomposition upon oxidation. In this study, by employing simple yet versatile bipyridines as ligands, we synthesized a series of redox-active borate anions characterized by NMR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Notably, the borate anion can realize the reduction of Li+ , generating elemental lithium metal and boron radical, thereby demonstrating its potent reducing ability. Furthermore, it can serve as a powerful two-electron-reducing reagent and be readily applied in various reductive homo-coupling reactions and Birch reduction of acridine. Additionally, this borate anion demonstrates its catalytic ability in the selective two-electron reduction of CO2 into CO. Chemical reduction of alkali cations to their metals is extremely challenging. Here, the authors synthesized a series of redox-active borate anions stabilized by bipyridine ligands which can reduce lithium ions generating elemental lithium metal and borate radicals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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