Structural studies of organoboron compounds. XLIII. 4-[(1-Hydroxycyclohexyl)methyl]-2,2,5-triphenyl-1,3-dioxa-4-azonia-2-borata-4-cyclopentene
The reaction of N′-hydroxy-N-[(1-hydroxycyclohexyl)methyl]benzamide and diphenylborinic anhydride gives 4-[(1-hydroxycyclohexyl)methyl]-2,2,5-triphenyl-1,3-dioxa-4-azonia-2-borata-4-cyclopentene in nearly quantitative yield. Crystals of the product are monoclinic, a = 9.9117(6), b = 13.308(1), c = 17.339(2) Ǻ, β = 99.420(7)°, Z = 4, space group P21/c. The structure was solved by direct methods and was refined by full-matrix least-squares procedures to R = 0.040 and Rw = 0.047 for 2423 reflections with I > 3σ(I). The molecule has a normal five-membered hydroxamic acid chelate structure, the BONCO ring having a B-envelope conformation. Bond lengths (corrected for libration) (N)O—B = 1.535(3), (C)O—B = 1.569(3), C—B = 1.603(3) and 1.601(3) Ǻ are normal for this type of complex. Key words: organoboron compound, boron compound, crystal structure.