Nonclassical Stabilization of Planar Allenes: Low Rotational Barriers for Allene Double Bonds

Dirk Steiner, Heinz‐Jürgen ‐J Winkler, Sigrid Wočadlo, Stefan Fau, Werner Massa, Gernot Frenking, Armin Berndt

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Abstract

ππ and πσ delocalization facilitates rotation about the CC double bond adjacent to the boron atoms in 1. After rotation by 90° to the transition states, the negative charge of the highly polarized CCB2 bond is stabilized homoaromatically in a homodiboriranide, and the positive charge by hyperconjugation in a 3c2e bond. The energy difference between the planar transition state and orthogonal 1 is only 8.6 kcalmol−1. (Figure Presented.)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2064-2067
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume33
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Nov 1994
Externally publishedYes

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