Volume 61, Issue 31 e202205565
Research Article

Formation of a Hybrid 1-Bora-3-boratabenzene Heteroarene Anion Derivative

Dr. Qiu Sun

Dr. Qiu Sun

Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany

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Dr. Constantin G. Daniliuc

Dr. Constantin G. Daniliuc

Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany

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Dr. Christian Mück-Lichtenfeld

Dr. Christian Mück-Lichtenfeld

Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany

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Dr. Gerald Kehr

Dr. Gerald Kehr

Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany

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Prof. Dr. Gerhard Erker

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Erker

Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany

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First published: 21 May 2022
Citations: 6

Graphical Abstract

The unique synthesis of a boryl-substituted borole system by means of a 1,1-hydroboration/1,1-alkenylboration sequence provided access to the unprecedented 1-bora-3-boratabenzene class of compounds.

Abstract

The B(C6F5)2-substituted borole 2⋅SMe2 was obtained from the phenyl bis(trimethylsilylethynyl) borane SMe2 adduct (1⋅SMe2) by a synthetic sequence containing a rare 1,1-hydroboration reaction. Subsequent thermolysis at 50 °C converted it to the bicyclic borenium/borate zwitterion 3⋅SMe2. Photolysis of 3⋅SMe2 gave the diboracyclohexadiene derivative 4⋅SMe2, which after ligand exchange with N,N-dimesitylimidazolylidene and deprotonation gave the 1-bora-3-boratabenzene anion derivative as its potassium salt 6. Some unique follow-up reactions of the unsaturated diboron containing six-membered heterocycles were investigated.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available in the supplementary material of this article.

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