01608nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245010300055210006900158260001100227300001100238490000800249520094000257100002401197700001801221700001501239700001701254700001901271856012401290       2021                        eng d  a0022-328X00aReadily available lithium compounds as catalysts for the hydroboration of carbodiimides and esters0 aReadily available lithium compounds as catalysts for the hydrobo  cSEP 15  a1219240 v9493 aSelective and efficient hydroboration of esters and carbodiimides to alcohols and amines by two welldefined and readily accessible lithium complexes, 2,6-di-tert-butyl phenolate lithium (1a ) and 1,1'-dilithioferrocene (1b ) are described. A range of aliphatic, aromatic, and cyclic esters with various functional groups were selectively converted into the corresponding boronate esters. Similarly, the single hydroboration of carbodiimides with aliphatic and aromatic substituents on the nitrogen atoms was studied. A possible mechanistic pathway of the hydroboration of carbodiimides with HBpin has been proposed using NMR studies and DFT calculations. These reactions are convenient alternatives to stoichiometric hydride reduction or hydrogenation. The employing of lithium complexes is also significant, because of the need to find cheap and green alternatives to noble metal complexes. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.1 aBisai, Milan, Kumar1 aGour, Kritika1 aDas, Tamal1 aVanka, Kumar1 aSen, Sakya, S.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/readily-available-lithium-compounds-catalysts-hydroboration-carbodiimides-and-esters