Harnessing the electronic differences between CAAC-stabilised 1,4-diborabenzene and 9,10-diboraanthracene for synthesis
Maximilian Dietz, Merle Arrowsmith, Annalena Gärtner, Krzysztof Radacki, Rüdiger Bertermann, Holger Braunschweig
Abstract
The oxidation of cyclic alkyl(amino)carbene-stabilised closed-shell 1,4-diborabenzene and the related open-shell singlet biradical 9,10-diboraanthracene with elemental chalcogens yields bicyclic compounds with different lengths of chalcogen bridges.
Topics & Concepts
SeleniumSulfurCarbeneAlkylBicyclic moleculeChemistrySinglet stateHEXAOpen shellShell (structure)Medicinal chemistryStereochemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisMaterials sciencePhysicsNuclear physicsExcited stateComposite materialOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistrySynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compoundsCatalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions