• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Benzyl Borane NHC Adducts: Beyond B−C Bond Scission
  • Contributor: Böser, Richard; Denker, Lars; Frank, René
  • Published: Wiley, 2019
  • Published in: Chemistry – A European Journal, 25 (2019) 45, Seite 10575-10579
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902698
  • ISSN: 0947-6539; 1521-3765
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  • Description: AbstractBenzyl‐substituted boronates and borates are widely employed as mild sources in radical or anionic transfer reactions of benzyl entities. In this process the B−C bond to the benzyl moiety is essentially ruptured. In contrast, reactions with retention of the B−C bond are poorly investigated although several other reactive sites in benzyl–boron systems are clearly inherent. In this respect, the novel reactivity of the representative borane adduct IiPr−BH2Bn [IiPr=:C{N(iPr)CH}2, Bn=CH2C6H5] is demonstrated. Dihalogenation of the BH2 entity is observed with BCl3 and BBr3, whereas BI3 either affords IiPr−BHI2 or proceeds with borylation of the aromatic phenyl ring to give a hydride‐bridged bisborylated species. The photochemical mono‐ and dihalogenation of the benzylic CH2 group was demonstrated with elemental bromine Br2. The brominated product IiPr−BBr2−CHBr−C6H5 was borylated at the benzylic carbon atom in an umpolung event with BI3 to afford the zwitterion IiPr−BI−CH(BI3)−C6H5.