The propensity of boroles to undergo ring expansion reactions has been exploited as a route to generate 1,2-thiaborines, molecules that can be viewed as hybrid inorganic/organic analogues of benzene. Computational studies as well as structural data indicate that the species reported here have a high degree of aromatic character.
Keywords: aromaticity; boranes; boron; heteroarenes; thiophene.
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