Structural studies of organoboron compounds XLVIII. 1,4-Diphenyl-3,3:6,6-bis(tetramethylene)-2,5,7-trioxa-3,6-diazonia-1,4-diboratabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane
The reaction of N-hydroxypyrrolidine with either oxybis(diphenylborane) or phenylboronic acid gives 1,4-diphenyl-3,3:6,6-bis(tetramethylene)-2,5,7-trioxa-3,6-diazonia-1,4-diboratabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane in moderate yield. Crystals of the product are orthorhombic, a = 10.984(2), b = 14.619(2), c = 12.311(2) Å, Z = 4, space group Pccn. The structure was solved by direct methods and was refined by full-matrix least-squares procedures to R = 0.039 and Rw = 0.043 for 908 reflections with I ≥ 3σ(I). This is the first heterocyclic [2.2.1]heptane system containing a six-membered BONBON ring and a B—O—B bridge to be structurally characterized. The molecule has exact C2 symmetry with the twofold axis passing through the bridging oxygen atom. Bond lengths involving the tetrahedrally coordinated boron atom are B—O(B) = 1.423(3), B—O(N) = 1.497(3), B—N = 1.703(3), and B—C(phenyl) = 1.577(4) Å. Key words: 2,5,7-trioxa-3,6-diazonia-1,4-diboratabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane ring system, crystal structure, organoboron compound.