Modulating halide leaving-group trends through recognition by bisboranes
Open Access
- 6 February 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Science
- Vol. 17 (14) , 6949-6955
Abstract
We report highly Lewis-acidic diboranes that reversibly bind halides via cavity-controlled recognition, display dynamic host–guest behavior, and invert the conventional halide (Br/Cl) leaving-group order in diborane-catalyzed reactions.Keywords
Funding Information
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (20720220010)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (22071029)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (22201044)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (22588201)
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