Haptotropic migration from the six- to the five-membered ring of (3a,7a-azaborindenyl)tricarbonylchromium anion

Jun Pan, Jia Wang, Mark M.Banaszak Holl, Jeff W. Kampf, Arthur J. Ashe

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Abstract

The potassium salt of (η 6-3a,7a-azaborindenyl)Cr(CO) 3 was prepared in a THF solution at -60°C. Warming to -40°C causes the Cr(CO) 3 group to undergo haptotropic migration to the five-membered ring. DFT calculations suggest that the preferred intramolecular pathway involves Cr(CO) 3 coordination to the boron rather than the nitrogen side of the ligand.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3463-3467
Number of pages5
JournalOrganometallics
Volume25
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Jul 2006
Externally publishedYes

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