The first synthesis and X-ray crystallographic analysis of an oxygen-bridged planarized triphenylborane

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Jun 4;52(44):7098-101. doi: 10.1039/c6cc02440h. Epub 2016 May 10.

Abstract

An oxygen-bridged planarized triphenylborane has been successfully synthesized. X-ray crystallographic analysis revealed that the molecule has a complete planarized structure and the shortest C-B bonds among the triarylboranes synthesized to date.