New economical, convenient procedures for the synthesis of catecholborane

JVB Kanth, M Periasamy, HC Brown

Index: Kanth, Josyula V.B.; Periasamy, Mariappan; Brown, Herbert C. Organic Process Research and Development, 2000 , vol. 4, # 6 p. 550 - 553

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Abstract

Catecholborane was conveniently synthesized by the reaction of tri-O-phenylene bis-borate (2) with diborane in triglyme or tetraglyme at moderate temperatures (70-80° C). The product, catecholborane, can be distilled out in 85% yield with> 97% purity. The tri-O- phenylene bis-borate also reacts with borane-Lewis base complexes, such as BH3: DMS, BH3: THF, and BH3: NR3, with or without solvent, providing catecholborane of high purity ...