Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 1-(2′-Phenyl-1′,2′-dicarba-closo-dodecaboran-1′-yl)-vinyl Acetate
摘要
Abstract
The reaction of 1-phenyl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane with n-butyllithium at –75°C in tetrahydrofuran followed by addition of acetyl chloride leads to 1-(2′-phenyl-1′,2′-dicarba-closo-dodecaboran-1′-yl)-vinyl acetate instead of the expected (2-phenyl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaboran-1-yl)methyl ketone. The product structure was characterized by NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. A mechanism for this transformation was proposed and confirmed by quantum chemical calculations.