A boronium ion with exceptional electrophilicity

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Abstract

Barely bidentate: The adduct of dimethylamino naphthalene (proton sponge) and 9-BBN-NTf2 is activated by steric hinderance for intermolecular borylation (see scheme). A contrasting addition/elimination pathway is favored when using monodentate triethylamine which gives the first observable borenium salt (9-BBN-NEt3 + Tf2N-) lacking any n- or π-donor substitutents. © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2098-2101
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume50
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 25 2011

Keywords

  • aromatic substitution
  • borenium ions
  • boron
  • boronium ions
  • borylation

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