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34) Légaré, M.-A.; Bélanger-Chabot, G.; Dewhurst, R. D.; Krummenacher, I.; Bertermann, R.; Braunschweig, H.
One-pot, room-temperature conversion of dinitrogen to ammonium chloride at a main-group element
Nat. Chem. 2020, 12, 1076-1080.
33) Dewhurst, R. D.; Légaré, M.-A.; Braunschweig, H.
Towards the catalytic activation of inert small molecules by main-group ambiphiles
Commun. Chem. 2020, 3, 131.
32) Liu, S.; Légaré, M.-A.; Seufert, J.; Prieschl, D.; Rempel, A.; Englert, L.; Dellermann, T.; Braunschweig, H.
2, 2′-Bipyridyl as a Redox-Active Borylene Abstraction Agent
Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 10866–10873.
31) Liu, S.; Légaré, M.-A.; Hoffmann, A.; Dellermann, T.; Braunschweig, H.
Transition-metal-carbene-like intermolecular insertion of a borylene into C–H bonds
Chem. Commun. 2020, 53, 7277-7280.
30) Hofmann, A.; Légaré, M.-A.; Wüst, L.; Braunschweig, H.Heterodiatomic Multiple Bonding in Group 13: A Complex with a B-Al π Bond Reduces CO2 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 9776-9781.
29) Liu, Siyuan.; Légaré, M.-A.; Hofmann, A.; Rempel, A.; Hagspiel, S.; Braunschweig, H. Synthesis of Unsymmetrical B2E2 and B2E3 Heterocycles by Borylene Insertion into Boradichalcogeniranes Chem Sci. 2019, 10, 4462-4666.
28) Légaré, M.-A.; Rang, M.; Bélanger-Chabot, G.; Schweizer, J. I.; Krummenacher, I.; Bertermann, R.; Arrowsmith, M.; Holthausen, M. C.; Braunschweig, H. The Reductive Coupling of DinitrogenScience, 2019, 363, 1329-1332.
27) Légaré, M.-A.; Pranckevicius, C.; Braunschweig, H.The Metallomimetic Chemistry of BoronChem. Rev. 2019, 119, 8231-8261
26) Bura, T.; Beaupré, S.; Légaré, M.-A.; Ibraikulov, O. A.; Leclerc, N.; Leclerc, M.Theoretical Calculations for Highly Selective Direct Heteroarylation Polymerization: New Nitrile-Substituted Dithienyl-Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based PolymersMolecules, 2018, 12, 2324.
25) Liu, S.; Légaré, M.-A.; Hofmann, A.; Braunschweig, H.A Boradiselenirane and a Boraditellurirane: Isolable Heavy Analogs of Dioxiranes and DithiiranesJ. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 11223-11226.
24) Légaré, M.-A.; Bélanger-Chabot, G.; Dewhurst, R. D.; Welz, E.; Krummenacher, I.; Engels, B.; Braunschweig, H.Nitrogen Fixation and Reduction at BoronScience 2018, 359, 896-900.
23) Liu, S.; Légaré, M.-A.; Auerhammer, D.; Hofmann, A.; Braunschweig, H. The First Boron–Tellurium Double Bond: Direct Insertion of Heavy Chalcogens into a Mn=B Double BondAngew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 15760-15763.
22) Bura, T.; Beaupré, S.; Ibraikulov, O. A.; Légaré, M.-A.; Quinn, J.; Lévêque, P.; Heiser, T.; Li Y.; Leclerc, N.; Leclerc, M.The First Boron–Tellurium Double Bond: New Fluorinated Dithienyldiketopyrrolopyrrole Monomers and Polymers for Organic ElectronicsMacromolecules 2017, 50, 7080-7090.
21) Roy, C.; Bura, T.; Beaupré, S.; Légaré, M.-A.; Sun, J.-P.; Hill, I. G.; Leclerc, M.
Fluorinated Thiophene-Based Synthons: Polymerization of 1,4-Dialkoxybenzene and Fluorinated Dithieno-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole by Direct Heteroarylation
Macromolecules 2017, 50, 4658–4667.
20) Bura, T.; Beaupré, S.; Quinn, J.; Lopez, S.; Légaré, M.-A.; Blaskovits, J. T.; de Goes Soares, J.; Rochette, E.; Fontaine, F.-G.; Pron, A.; Aspuru-Guzik, A.; Li, Y.; Leclerc, M.
Direct heteroarylation polymerization: guidelines for defect-free conjugated polymers
Chem. Sci 2017, 8, 3913-3925.
19) Arrowsmith, M.; Böhnke, J.; Braunschweig, H.; Gao, H.; Légaré, M.-A.; Paprocki, C.; Seufert, J.
Synthesis and Reduction of Sterically Encumbered Mesoionic Carbene-Stabilized Aryldihaloboranes
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 12210-12217.
- Authors listed alphabetically on publication according to the group’s custom
19) Arrowsmith, M.; Böhnke, J.; Braunschweig, H.; Gao, H.; Légaré, M.-A.; Paprocki, C.; Seufert, J.
Synthesis and Reduction of Sterically Encumbered Mesoionic Carbene-Stabilized Aryldihaloboranes
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 12210-12217.
- Authors listed alphabetically on publication according to the group’s custom
18) Braunschweig, H.; Krummenacher, I.; Légaré, M.-A.; Matler, A.; Radacki, K.; Ye, Q.
Main-Group Metallomimetics –Transition Metal-like Photolytic CO Substitution at Boron
J. Am Chem Soc. J. 2017, 139, 1802-1805.
- Authors listed alphabetically on publication according to the group’s custom
- M.-A. Légaré is the main contributor of this publication
17) Fontaine, F.-G.; Courtemanche, M.-A.; Légaré, M.-A.; Rochette, É.
Design principles in frustrated Lewis pair catalysis for the functionalization of carbon dioxide and heterocycles
Coord. Chem. Rev. 2017, 334, 124-135.
16) Braunschweig, H.; Légaré, M.-A.; Matler, A.; Wennemann, B.
Silylosmium Anions for the Synthesis of Borylosmium(II) Complexes by Salt Elimination: Silylosmium Anions for the Synthesis of Borylosmium(II) Complexes by Salt Elimination
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 21, 3376-3379.
- Authors listed alphabetically on publication according to the group’s custom
15) Légaré,M.-A.; Rochette, É.; Légaré Lavergne, J.; Bouchard, N.; Fontaine, F.-G.
Bench-Stable Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry : Fluoroborate Salts as Precatalysts for the C-H Borylation of Heteroarenes
Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 5387-5390.
14) Courtemanche, M.-A.; Rochette, É.; Légaré, M.-A.; Bi, W.; Fontaine, F.-G.
Reversible hydrogen activation by a bulky haloborane based FLP system
Dalton Trans. 2015, 45, 6129-6135.
13) Légaré, M.-A.; Courtemanche, M.-A.; Rochette, É.; Fontaine, F.-G.
Metal-Free Catalytic C-H Bond Activation and Borylation of Heteroarenes
Science 2015, 349, 513-516.
12) Daigle, M.; Bi, W.; Légaré, M.-A.; Morin, J.-F.; Fontaine, F.-G.
Synthesis of Carboxylate Cp*Zr(IV) Species: Toward the Formation of Novel Metallocavitands
Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 5547-5555.
11) Courtemanche, M.-A.; Pulis, A.; Rochette, É.; Légaré, M.-A.; Stephan, D. W.; Fontaine, F.-G.
Intramolecular B/N Frustrated Lewis Pairs and the Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 9797-9800.
10) Courtemanche, M.-A.; Légaré, M.-A.; Rochette, É.; Fontaine, F.-G.
Phosphazenes: Efficient Organocatalysts for the Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Carbon Dioxide
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 6858-6861.
9) Declerq, R.+; Bouhadir, G.; Bourissou, D.; Légaré, M.-A.+; Courtemanche, M.-A.; Nahi, K. S.; Bouchard, N.; Fontaine, F.-G.; Maron, L.ontaine, F.-G.
Hydroboration of Carbon Dioxide Using Ambiphilic Phosphine–Borane Catalysts: On the Role of the Formaldehyde Adduct
ACS. Catal. 2015, 5, 2513-2520.
- +These authors contributed equally
8) Légaré, M.-A.; Courtemanche, M.-A.; Fontaine, F.-G.
Lewis Base Activation of Borane–Dimethylsulfide into Strongly Reducing Ion pairs for the Transformation of Carbon Dioxide to Methoxyboranes
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 11362-11365.
7) Courtemanche, M.-A.; Légaré, M.-A.; Maron, L.; Fontaine, F.-G.
Reducing CO2 to Methanol Using Frustrated Lewis Pairs: On the Mechanism of Phosphine–Borane-Mediated Hydroboration of CO2
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 10708-10717.
6) Légaré, M.-A.; Bélanger-Chabot, G.; De Robillard, G.; Languérand, A.; Maron, L.; Fontaine, F.-G.
Insights into the Formation of Borabenzene Adducts via Ligand Exchange Reactions and TMSCl Elimination from Boracyclohexadiene Precursors
Organometallics 2014, 33, 3596-3606.
5) Mushtaq, A.; Bi, W.; Légaré, M.-A; Fontaine, F.-G.
Synthesis and Reactivity of Novel Mesityl Boratabenzene Ligands and their Coordination to Transition Metals
Organometallics 2014, 33, 3173-3181.
4) Fontaine, F.-G.; Courtemanche M.-A.; Légaré M.-A.
Transition-Metal-Free Catalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 2990-2996.
3) Courtemanche, M.-A.; Larouche, J.; Légaré, M.-A.; Wenhua, B.; Maron, L.; Fontaine, F.-G.
A Tris(triphenylphosphine)aluminum Ambiphilic Precatalyst for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide with Catecholborane
Organometallics 2013, 32, 6804-6811.
2) Courtemanche, M.-A.; Légaré, M.-A.; Maron, L.; Fontaine, F.-G.
A Highly Active Phosphine–Borane Organocatalyst for the Reduction of CO2 to Methanol Using Hydroboranes
J. Am. Chem. Soc 2013, 135, 9326-9329.
1) Barnes, S. S.; Légaré, M.-A.; Maron,L.; Fontaine, F.-G.
Reactivity of a Cl-Boratabenzene Pt(II) Complex with Lewis bases: Generation of the Kinetically Favoured Cl-Boratabenzene Anion
Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 12439-12442.