"Umpolung" at Boron by Reduction of [B(CN)4]- and Formation of the Dianion [B(CN)3]2-
"Umpolung" at Boron by Reduction of [B(CN)4]- and Formation of the Dianion [B(CN)3]2-
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DOI:
10.1002/anie.201105848
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发表时间:
2011-01-01
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16.6
通讯作者:
Ignatiev, Nikolai
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作者:
Bernhardt, Eduard;Bernhardt-Pitchougina, Vera;Ignatiev, Nikolai
Species containing nucleophilic boron, which, for example, convert protons into hydridic hydrogen atoms in BÀH bonds, are well-investigated. For instance, nucleophilic boron in metal borides (eg, MgB2[1]) and clusters (eg,[B11H13] 2À [2]) are common, but in the remaining boron chemistry they are more scarce.[3, 4] In 1924, Krause reported the first compound containing a nucleophilic boron atom.[5, 6] In the reaction of sodium with triphenylboron in diethyl ether, formation of “NaBPh3” was postulated. Later this reaction was elucidated,[7] and “NaBPh3” was identified as a mixture of dimers (eg Na2 [Ph3BÀC6H5= BPh2], Na2 [Ph3BÀC6H4ÀBHPh2], Scheme S1). In the reaction of sodium with triphenylboron [BPh3] À [8] was indeed detected as intermediate and it was found that the radical anions [BAr3] À are generally unstable.[8, 9] Only the radical anion with mesityl ligands at boron can be isolated, because its dimerization is kinetically hindered.[10, 11] The blue [Li ([12] crown-4) 2][BMes3] is stable up to 2308C, and its structure was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction.[10] The dianions [B (C10H7) 3] 2À [12, 13] and [BMes3] 2À [14] are scarcely characterized, and their existence is doubtful.[7] Moreover, the claimed syntheses of [Ph2B] À,[15][Bu2B] À,[16] and [Bu2BNEt3] À [17, 18] turned out to be questionable.[3, 19–22] Nevertheless during the last 20years, besides “(C6H11) 3PBH2Li” as intermediate,[23, 24] some examples for nucleophilic boron species have been described (Scheme 1), which are fully characterized and have found use in organic synthesis.[3, 4]Herein we describe an unprecedented dianion in the salts M2 [B (CN) 3](M= Li, Na, K), which contains nucleophilic boron in the formal oxidation state+ 1. This tricyanoborate anion was obtained by reductive BÀC bond fission in [B (CN) 4] À by alkaline metals in liquid ammonia according to Equation (1).