Structural studies of organoboron compounds. XLII. 4,6-Bis(1-cyano-1-methylethyl)-2-mesityl-1,3-dioxa-4,6-diaza-2-boracyclohexane

Abstract

The condensation of N,N′-bis(1-cyano-1-methylethyl)-N,N′-dihydroxymethanediamine and mesitylboronic acid gives 4,6-bis(1-cyano-1-methylethyl)-2-mesityl-1,3-dioxa-4,6-diaza-2-boracyclohexane in good yield. Crystals of the latter compound are orthorhombic, a = 15.825(1), b = 17.958(1), c = 14.014(1) Ǻ, Z = 8, space group Pbca. The structure was solved by direct methods and was refined by full-matrix least-squares procedures to R = 0.037 and Rw = 0.051 for 2844 reflections with 1 ≥ 3σ(I). The molecule has a six-membered cycloboronate structure featuring the first structurally characterized BONCNO ring. The ring was found to have a C-envelope conformation in the solid state. Bond lengths include: O—B(sp2) = 1.356(2) and 1.370(2), and C(aryl)—B = 1.560(2) Ǻ. Key words: organoboron compound, boron compound, crystal structure.