Ambiphilic Compounds: Synthesis and Structure of a Phosphane–Borane with a Flexible Diphenyl Ether Tether

MWP Bebbington, G Bouhadir…

Index: Bebbington, Magnus W. P.; Bouhadir, Ghenwa; Bourissou, Didier European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2007 , # 27 p. 4483 - 4486

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Abstract The preparation of desired phosphane–borane 1 involves selective lithiation trapping of 2-bromo-2′-iododiphenyl ether 3 to give bromophosphane 4 followed by a second lithiation/electrophilic trapping to install the boron fragment. The structure of the new phosphane–borane was verified by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. A problematic intramolecular cyclization of lithiated intermediate 7 in THF was prevented by the use of ...