The Molecular Structure of 1,3,5,7- Tetra(tert-butyl)-2,4,6,8-tetra(chloro)- borazocine [1]
The borazocine (ClB=NCMe3)4 crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2/c with Z = 6, i. e. there are two independent molecules in the unit cell. The first molecule has no crystallographic symmetry, while the second molecule is characterized by a twofold axis which generates the (ClB= NCMe3)4 molecule from the fragment (ClB=NCMe3)2. The molecules are tub-shaped showing alternating longer and shorter B-N bonds. Compared with the borazocine (N3B= NCM3)4 the BN bonds of (ClB=NCMe3)4 are on average shorter than those of the azide derivative. Although B-N bond lengths and N-B-N and B-N-B bond angles in both molecules of (ClB=NCMe3)4 are identical within the limits of the standard deviation, the opposite B2N2 planes differ significantly for the two independent molecules.