Wiley, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 23(358), p. 3765-3769, 2016
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The bis(N-heterocyclic carbene)(diphenylacetylene)palladium complex [Pd(ITMe)2(PhC≡CPh)] (ITMe=1,3,4,5 tetramethylimidazol-2-ylidene) acts as a highly active pre catalyst in the diboration and silaboration of azobenzenes to synthesize a series of novel functionalized hydrazines. The reactions proceed using commercially available diboranes and silaboranes under mild reaction conditions.