<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pahar, Sanjukta</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sharma, Vishal</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mahata, Biplab</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">George, Christy P.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sharma, Himanshu</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vanka, Kumar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sen, Sakya S.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tridentate NacNac stabilized tin and nickel complexes: access to a monomeric nickel hydride and its catalytic application</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Inorganic Chemistry</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2022</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">OCT</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">61</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">17370-17377</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;
	The transmetalation reaction of picolyl-supported tridentate nacnac germylene monochloride [2,6-iPr2-C6H3NC-(Me)CHC(Me)NH(CH2py)]GeCl (1) (py = pyridine) with SnCl2 results in an analogous stannylene chloride (2). The three -coordinated stannylenium cation [{2,6-iPr2-C6H3NC(Me)CHC-(Me)NH(CH2py)}Sn]+ with SnCl3- as a counteranion (3) has been generated through the abstraction of chloride ligand from 2 using an additional equivalent of SnCl2. Instead of forming a donor-acceptor complex, 2 undergoes a facile redox trans-metalation reaction with Ni(COD)2 (COD = cyclooctadiene) and CuCl to afford analogous nickel and copper complexes [2,6-iPr2-C6H3NC(Me)CHC(Me)NH(CH2py)]MCl [M = Ni (4) and Cu (5)]. The reactions of 4 with potassium tri-sec-butylborohydride (commonly known as K-selectride) and AgSbF6 provide access to monomeric Ni(II) hydride, [2,6-iPr2-C6H3NC(Me)CHC(Me)NH(CH2py)]NiH (6) and a Ni(II) cation, [{2,6-iPr2- C6H3NC(Me)CHC(Me)NH(CH2py)}Ni][SbF6] (7), respectively. 6 was found to be an effective catalyst for the hydroboration of amides.&lt;/p&gt;
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</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumar, Rohit</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mahata, Biplab</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gayathridevi, S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Raj, K. Vipin</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vanka, Kumar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sen, Sakya S.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lanthanide mimicking by magnesium for oxazolidinone synthesis</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chemistry- a european journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">catalysis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Magnesium</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">oxazolidinone</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pincer ligand</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sustainability</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2024</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JAN </style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">30</style></volume><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;In the last decade, magnesium complexes have emerged as a viable alternative to transition-metal catalysts for the hydrofunctionalization of unsaturated bonds. However, their potential for advanced catalytic reactions has not been thoroughly investigated. To address this gap, we have developed a novel magnesium amide compound (3) using a PNP framework that is both bulky and flexible. Our research demonstrates that compound 3 can effectively catalyze the synthesis of biologically significant oxazolidinone derivatives. This synthesis involves a tandem reaction of hydroalkoxylation and cyclohydroamination of isocyanate using propargyl alcohol. Furthermore, we conducted comprehensive theoretical calculations to gain insights into the reaction mechanism. It is important to note that these types of transformations have not been reported for magnesium and would significantly enhance the catalytic portfolio of the 7th most abundant element. A monomeric magnesium compound was employed as a catalyst for the cascade cyclization of propargylic alcohol and isocyanate, resulting in the formation of pharmaceutically significant oxazolidinone derivatives. This transformation, previously attributed solely to transition metals or lanthanides, signifies a noteworthy advancement.image&lt;/p&gt;
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</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mahata, Biplab</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Devaraj, V.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dash, Soumya Ranjan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gonnade, Rajesh G.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vanka, Kumar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sen, Sakya S.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Magnesium-catalyzed primary, secondary, and tertiary amide hydroboration</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Inorganic Chemistry</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JUN</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">64</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">13405-13414</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;
	Catalytic hydroboration of amides is highly important because the resultant amines are commonly found in natural products, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, dyes, and other applications. In comparison to the conventional reduction of amides using (over)stoichiometric reductants, hydroboration of amides using magnesium compounds represents a green and sustainable approach because magnesium is both Earth abundant and environmentally benign. However, there is only one report on magnesium-catalyzed deoxygenative hydroboration of secondary and tertiary amides. Here, we describe the synthesis and structural authentication of two new magnesium compounds (1 and 2) featuring a flexible PNP ligand and the utilization of 2 as a catalyst for the pinacolborane-mediated reduction of primary, secondary, and tertiary amides to amines. The reaction scope is explored, and a mechanism is proposed based on experimental and theoretical insights.&lt;/p&gt;
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	Reducing the carbonyl (C=O) group in carbon dioxide is a difficult yet crucial step for producing valuable chemical compounds. This approach holds promise for creating new methods to utilize nonfossil-based raw materials. Using catalysts made from abundant, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly metals, such as magnesium, could significantly advance the development of sustainable synthetic techniques. In this study, a magnesium pincer compound (1) is shown to facilitate the reduction of CO2 with pinacolborane as the reductant. When used without a solvent, the reaction produces methoxyborane, whereas in THF, it leads to formoxyborane. Formoxyborane has been identified as a ``missing link'' in homogeneous CO2 reduction by catalysts based on alkaline earth metal elements. The variation in product selectivity was substantiated through DFT calculations. The initial generation of the Mg(II) hydride catalyst both in the absence and presence of THF entails an activation barrier within 25-26 kcal mol-1. However, the rate-determining step, in the absence of a solvent, involves hydride transfer-mediated reduction at the formate fragment accompanying a transition barrier of 27.3 kcal mol-1. In the presence of THF, the rate-determining step involves hydride transfer to the Mg center with a barrier of 29.2 kcal mol-1, generating the catalyst and boryl formate.&lt;/p&gt;
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