Counterion Dependence on the Synthetic Viability of NHC-stabilized Dichloroborenium Cations
Counterion Dependence on the Synthetic Viability of NHC-stabilized Dichloroborenium Cations
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DOI:
10.1021/om400541q
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发表时间:
2013-11-25
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2.8
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Vidovic, Dragoslav
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作者:
Muthaiah, Senthilkumar;Dinh Cao Huan Do;Vidovic, Dragoslav
The synthetic viability of several N-heterocyclic carbene stabilized dichloroborenium cations [NHC center dot BCl2](+) (NHC = (RC)(2)(NR')(2)C; 1, R = R' = Me; 2, R = H, R' = Pr-i; 3, R = Me, R' = Pr-i; 4, R = H, R' = Bu-t; 5, R = H, R' = 2,6-Pr-i(2)-C6H3) in the presence of Cr-, AlCl4-, OTf- (Tf = O2SCF3), NTf2-, and [BAr4Cl](-) (Ar-Cl = 3,5-Cl-2-C6H3) was investigated. None of the target borocations could be synthesized in the presence of Cl-, as only neutral NHC center dot BCl3 compounds were observed. On the other hand, it was not surprising that all targeted cations were synthetically viable in the presence of AlCl4- but a different degree of interion interaction was evident from B-11 NMR experiments. This was confirmed by X-ray analyses of [1 center dot BCl2], [2 center dot BCl2](+), and [3 center dot BCl2](+) in the presence of AlCl4- counterions, as the degree of cation-anion interaction was dependent on the steric encumbrance of the corresponding NHCs. Apart from [4 center dot BCl2](+), no borocation was synthetically viable when OTf- and NTf2- were used as the counterions. Finally, we were able to show that only [4 center dot BCl2](+) could be synthetically viable without the counterion stabilization effect(s) as the preparation of [4 center dot BCl2][BAr4Cl] was achieved. Even though the presence of [3 center dot BCl2] [BAr4Cl] was detected, this compound appeared not to be thermally stable, as it decomposed in solution after 48 h. The thermal stability of [4 center dot BCl2](+) and instability of [3 center dot BCl2](+) in the presence of [BAr4Cl](-) was attributed to the presence and absence, respectively, of very weak intraion (agostic) interactions in these two borocations.