Intermolecular insertion reactions of azides into 9-borafluorenes to generate 9,10-B,N-phenanthrenes

Sam Yruegas; Jesse J Martinez; Caleb D Martin

doi:10.1039/C8CC01529E

Intermolecular insertion reactions of azides into 9-borafluorenes to generate 9,10-B,N-phenanthrenes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Jun 19;54(50):6808-6811. doi: 10.1039/C8CC01529E.

Authors

Sam Yruegas¹, Jesse J Martinez¹, Caleb D Martin¹

Affiliation

¹ Baylor University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, One Bear Place #97348, Waco, Texas 76798, USA. caleb_d_martin@baylor.edu.

PMID: 29547215
DOI: 10.1039/C8CC01529E

Abstract

The reactions of 9-borafluorenes with organic azides result in either the insertion of the α-nitrogen and elimination of N2 or the insertion of the γ-nitrogen to generate the corresponding phenanthrene analogues with boron and nitrogen in the 9- and 10-positions, respectively.