Structural studies of organoboron compounds. XXXIII. 4,4-Dimethyl-2,2-diphenyl-1,3-dioxa-4-azonia-2-boratacyclohexaneand 3,3-dimethyl-2-phenoxy-2-phenyl-1-oxa-3-azonia-2-boratacyclopentane

Abstract

Details of the syntheses, physical properties, and crystal structures of the title compounds are reported. Crystals of 4,4-dimethyl-2,2-diphenyl-1,3-dioxa-4-azonia-2-boratacyclohexane, 3, are monoclinic, a = 6.512(1), b = 15.765(2), c = 14.342(4) Å, β = 93.170(7)°, Z = 4, space group Pn, and those of 3,3-dimethyl-2-phenoxy-2-phenyl-1-oxa-3-azonia-2-boratacyclopentane, 4, are orthorhombic, a = 13.5829(8), b = 16.940(1), c = 6.3181(4) Å, Z = 4, space group P21212. Both structures were solved by direct methods and were refined by full-matrix least-squares procedures to R = 0.034 and 0.034 for 1974 and 1478 reflections with I ≥ 3σ(I), respectively. The molecular structures are discussed in terms of the thermally-induced 1,2-migration of B-substituents by which 3 is converted to 4. Keywords: crystal structures, boron compounds, organoboron compounds.