Chemoselective boron-carbon bond cleavage by hydroboration of borirenes

Holger Braunschweig, Thomas Herbst, Krzysztof Radacki, Gernot Frenking, Mehmet Ali Celik

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Abstract

We report on the hydroboration of 1-[bis(trimethylsilyl)amino]-2,3- diethylborirene (3) with 9-borabicyclo-[3.3.1]nonane (9-BBN), which led through ring-opening to an amino-(vinyl)borane. The viscous borane was subsequently converted into a crystalline borate on treatment with MeLi.Both compounds were fully characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and in case of the latter by singlecrystal X-ray diffraction analysis. To elucidate the reaction mechanism of the unexpected boron-carbon bond cleavage, DFT calculations of energy minima and transition states for the hydroboration were carried out.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12099-12106
Number of pages8
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume15
Issue number44
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aromaticity
  • Boracyclopolyenes
  • Borirenes
  • Boron
  • Hydroboration

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