Catalytic dehydrogenation of dimethylamine borane by group 4 metallocene alkyne complexes and homoleptic amido compounds

Dehydrogenation of Me(2)NH center dot BH(3) (1) by group 4 metallocene alkyne complexes of the type Cp(2)M(L)(eta(2)-Me(3)SiC(2)SiMe(3)) [Cp = eta(5)-cyclopentadienyl; M = Ti, no L (2Ti); M = Zr, L = pyridine (2Zr)] and group 4 metal amido complexes of the type M(NMe(2))(4) [M = Ti (8Ti), Zr (8Zr)] is presented.