Characteristic Reactivity of an All-Carbon-Substituted Diborane (4), B2(o-tol)4

Authors: S.K. Mishra

Country: India

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Abstract: B2(o-tol)4 (1) was synthesized as a diborane (4) having four carbon substituents, and its extremely highly electron-accepting properties and the origin of the electron affinity have been clarified. According to its own electron affinity, 1 shows a variety of unique reactivities. For example, 1 reacted with H–H, C≡O, and N=N bonds, with which ordinary organic molecules do not react at all. In addition, the two-electron reduction of 1 resulted in the formation of a dianionic B=B species which can be an equivalent of a Ar2B anion and a ligand of transition metal complexes. Furthermore, it was revealed that a diarylborylgold complex can be obtained by the metathesis of 1, which also shows characteristic reactivity.

Keywords: Diborane (4), Bond Cleavage

Paper Id: 1669

Published On: 2023-01-12

Published In: Volume 11, Issue 1, January-February 2023

Cite This: Characteristic Reactivity of an All-Carbon-Substituted Diborane (4), B2(o-tol)4 - S.K. Mishra - IJIRMPS Volume 11, Issue 1, January-February 2023.

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