Web Release Date: March 8,
Diarylborenium Cations: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemistry
Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
Received December 14, 2007
Abstract:
Mes2BF and ArN2BF (ArN = 4-(Me2N)-2,6-Me2-C6H2) react with trimethylsilyltriflate and p-dimethylaminopyridine in chlorobenzene to afford the corresponding borenium salts [Mes2B-DMAP]+ OTf− ([1]+OTf−) and [ArN2B-DMAP]+ OTf− ([2]+OTf−), which have been fully characterized.
