Bis(diorganylamino)dihalo-1,3-diboroxanes 1
result from the controlled hydrolysis of
(diorganylamino)dihaloboranes substituted with bulky dialkyl- or
alkylarylamino groups.
Dehalogenation with sodium/potassium alloy gives
1,4-dioxa-2,3,5,6-tetraborinanes 3 and,
in the case of the di(s-butyl)amino groups, the
corresponding oxadiborirane 4. If the
dehalogenation is carried out in the presence of bi- or tricyclic
aromatic compounds, addition
of a B(NR2)OB(NR2) moiety is
observed, and the corresponding
1,3-(1,2-dihydronaphthaline-1,2-diyl)diboroxane (5),
1,3-(9,10-dihydroanthracene-9,10-diyl)diboroxane
(6), and 1,3-(9,10-dihydrophenanthrene-9,10-diyl)diboroxane (7)
species are obtained. The compounds were
characterized by NMR spectroscopy (1H, 11B,
13C), MS (EI and FI), and elemental analyses.
X-ray crystal structure determinations are presented for
1a, 3a, 5a, and 6b.