Abstract
Benzoboroxoles (5) can be prepared from the readily available o-bromobenzyl alcohols via dilithiation followed by reaction with triisopropylborate. X-Ray structural analysis of 1-hydroxy-3(1H)-1,2-benzoboroxole (5a) as well as the results of ab initio molecular orbital calculations indicate a planar structure of the boron center with a relatively short C-B bond. Preliminary results regarding the chemistry of benzoboroxoles are also reported.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6705-6708 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 37 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 10 1999 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supportedb y the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Scholar/FellowP rogramfor Under-graduateIn stitutionsa nd a researchg rantfrom the National Science Foundation( NSF/CHE-9802823). Special thanks are made to Dr. Victor G. Young Jr. and the X-Ray CrystallographiLca boratoryo f the Universityo f Minnesotaf or X-ray structuraal nalysiso f compound5 a.
Keywords
- Boron and compounds
- Boron heterocycles
- X-ray crystal structures