BN benzonitrile: an electron-deficient 1,2-dihydro-1,2-azaborine featuring linkage isomerism

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Feb 7;46(5):779-81. doi: 10.1039/b919632c. Epub 2009 Nov 25.

Abstract

BN Benzonitrile 2, a 1,2-dihydro-1,2-azaborine bearing an electron-withdrawing boron substituent was prepared and characterized, and its coordination chemistry investigated; reactivity studies revealed that BN benzonitrile 2 undergoes BCN-BNC linkage isomerism upon coordination to Cr(CO)(5).

MeSH terms

  • Aza Compounds / chemistry*
  • Electrons
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / chemical synthesis
  • Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nitriles / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Aza Compounds
  • Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Hydrocarbons, Aromatic
  • Nitriles
  • benzonitrile