A simple route to azaborinylphosphines: Isoelectronic B-N analogues of arylphosphine ligands

Abstract

Azaborinylphosphines are readily prepared by the reaction of silylphosphines with a chloroborane under mild conditions; they are shown to contain P-B bonds that are sufficiently robust to allow these ligands to be used in homogeneous catalysis. © 2014 The Royal Society of Chemistry.