CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 UnportedXua, Jian-XingWu, Fu-PengWu, Xiao-Feng2022-03-242022-03-242021https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/8344https://doi.org/10.34657/7382Herein, we developed a rhodium-catalyzed reduction of CO with bis(pinacolato)diboron (B2pin2) under atmospheric pressure of CO with silane as the hydride source, gem-diborylmethane [H2C(Bpin)2] as a versatile and fundamental C1 compound can be formed. Notably, this is the first example on transition metal-catalyzed borylation of CO. © 2020 The Author(s)enghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/540660BorylationCarbon monoxideGem-DiborylmethaneReductionRhodium catalystArticle