Spontaneous Metal‐Free Transfer Hydrogenation of Iminoboranes with Ammonia Borane and Amine Boranes

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The first spontaneous, metal‐free, room‐temperature hydrogen transfer from ammonia borane to an iminoborane is reported. Mechanistic studies of the reaction indicate a concerted transfer of H+ and H− from donor to acceptor with an activation energy far below those of comparable concerted transfer hydrogenations. This reaction was employed in the syntheses and isolation of new B,N‐disubstituted aminoboranes, a comparatively rare subset within the aminoborane family. This successful transfer hydrogenation to a highly dehydrogenated BN system may serve as a starting point for the design of new systems capable of reversible dehydrogenation/rehydrogenation.