Trigonal Phosphine Umpolung: Electrophilicity Driven by a Redox‐Active Boron Cluster

group. These reactions are accompanied by a two-electron reduction of the carborane cage and its conversion from a neutral closo- to a dianionic nido- structure, demonstrating that cluster-centered redox activity drives phosphorus-centered electrophilicity. The resulting nido-carboranyl phosphines exhibit enhanced nucleophilicity at the remaining phosphine arm, enabling subsequent trapping with alkyl halides, carbon disulfide, and electron-deficient fluoroarenes. These findings establish redox-active boron clusters as platforms for inducing umpolung and provide a new strategy for accessing ambiphilic reactivity at phosphorus.

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Chemistry - A European Journal
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2026-05-01
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https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.71090
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Boron Compounds in Chemistry
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Trigonal Phosphine Umpolung: Electrophilicity Driven by a Redox‐Active Boron Cluster

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Chemistry - A European Journal
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Trigonal Phosphine Umpolung: Electrophilicity Driven by a Redox‐Active Boron Cluster

Dmitry V. Peryshkov, Bryce C. Nussbaum, Mark D Smith
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group. These reactions are accompanied by a two-electron reduction of the carborane cage and its conversion from a neutral closo- to a dianionic nido- structure, demonstrating that cluster-centered redox activity drives phosphorus-centered electrophilicity. The resulting nido-carboranyl phosphines exhibit enhanced nucleophilicity at the remaining phosphine arm, enabling subsequent trapping with alkyl halides, carbon disulfide, and electron-deficient fluoroarenes. These findings establish redox-active boron clusters as platforms for inducing umpolung and provide a new strategy for accessing ambiphilic reactivity at phosphorus.

Chemistry - A European Journal
University of South Carolina (US)
National Science Foundation
Clean water and sanitation
Openalex Percentile: Top 9%
Boron Compounds in Chemistry
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