Organoactinide‐Catalyzed Monohydroboration of Carbodiimides

The organoactinide‐catalyzed monohydroboration of carbodiimides is reported herein. The catalytic reactions proceed under very mild conditions in a highly atom‐efficient and highly selective fashion to afford the corresponding monohydroborated N‐borylformamidine products in high yields. A plausible mechanism is proposed based on stoichiometric and kinetic studies. Actinides in a couple of Bs: The monohydroboration of carbodiimides catalyzed in a highly selective and atom‐efficient fashion by organoactinides has been developed. The corresponding monohydroborated N‐borylformamidine products are obtained under mild conditions in high yields. This reaction features a broad substrate scope. A plausible mechanism is proposed based on stoichiometric and kinetic studies.