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Abstract
The reaction of [(Me3Si)2N]3RE(μ−Cl)Li(THF)3 with 6-CH3-2-[(CH3)2NCH2CH2NHCH2]C5H3N (1) or 5-CH3-2-[(CH3)2NCH2CH2NHCH2]C5H3N (2) resulted in the formation of rare−earth metal amido complexes bearing the dianionic α-iminopyridine {(μ-η2:σ1:κ1:κ1)(6-CH3-2-[(CH3)2NCH2CH2NCH]C5H3N)RE[N(SiMe3)2]}2 (RE = Y(3a), Sm(3b), Gd(3c), Er(3d), Pr(3e)) or {(μ-η2:σ1:κ1:κ1)(5-CH3-2-[(CH3)2NCH2CH2NCH]C5H3N)RE[N(SiMe3)2]}2 (RE = Y(4a), Sm(4b), Gd(4c), Er(4d)) through deprotonation and C–H bond activation of the 2-(aminomethylene)pyridine. These results indicated that the methyl substituent on the pyridine ring, whether at the 5- or 6-position, did not influence the deprotonation and C–H bond activation of 2-(aminomethylene)pyridine. Further investigation of the dianionic α-iminopyridine rare−earth metal amido complexes revealed that they exhibited exceptional catalytic activity for the hydroboration of nitriles with pinacolborane (HBpin). Especially, the catalytic process generated two types of completely different hydroboration products by controlling the different stoichiometric ratio of HBpin to nitriles.
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