Reaction of Dihalodiboranes(4) with a N-Heterocyclic Silylene: Facile Construction of 1-Aryl-2-Silyl-1,2-Diboraindanes

  • Holger Braunschweig*
  • , Tobias Brückner
  • , Andrea Deißenberger
  • , Rian D. Dewhurst
  • , Annika Gackstatter
  • , Annalena Gärtner
  • , Alexander Hofmann
  • , Thomas Kupfer
  • , Dominic Prieschl
  • , Torsten Thiess
  • , Sunewang Rixin Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Dihalodiboranes(4) react with a N-heterocyclic silylene (NHSi) to generate NHSi adducts of 1-aryl-2-silyl-1,2-diboraindanes, as was confirmed by X-ray crystallography, featuring the functionalization of both B−X (X=halogen) bonds and a sp3- or sp2-C−H bond under mild conditions. Coordination of a third NHSi to the proposed 1,1-diaryl-2,2-disilyldiborane(4) intermediates, generated by a twofold B−X insertion, may be crucial for the C−H borylation that leads to the final products. Notably, our results demonstrate the first C−H borylation with a strong B−F bond activated by silylene insertion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9491-9494
Number of pages4
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume23
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • bond activation
  • borylation
  • diboraindanes
  • diboranes
  • synthetic methods

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