AI Article Synopsis
- A new mechanism for the reduction of B-alkylcatecholboranes with methanol has been discovered, indicating catechol acts as a reducing agent.
- The research reveals that catechol, known for its antioxidant properties, actually provides hydrogen atoms needed in the reduction process.
- This finding highlights catechol's unexpected role in facilitating an efficient radical chain reaction, which alters the understanding of this chemical process.
Article Abstract
Mechanistic investigations on the previously reported reduction of B-alkylcatecholboranes in the presence of methanol led to the disclosure of a new mechanism involving catechol as a reducing agent. More than just revising the mechanism of this reaction, we disclose here the surprising role of catechol, a chain breaking antioxidant, which becomes a source of hydrogen atoms in an efficient radical chain process.
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