Structural studies of organoboron compounds. XLV. 5,5-Difluoro-2,2-pentamethylene-7,7-diphenyl-1,4,6-trioxa-3a-azonia-5-borata-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydroindene
The reaction of N,-dihydroxy-N-(1-hydroxycyclohexyl)methyl-2,2-diphenylacetamide with dimethyl ether-boron trifluoride gives 5,5-difluoro-2,2-pentamethylene-7,7-diphenyl-1,4,6-trioxa-3a-azonia-5-borata-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydroindene in nearly quantitative yield. Crystals of the product are triclinic, a = 9.4555(5), b = 9.9813(6), c = 10.5139(9) Å, α = 72.654(7), β = 77.140(5), γ = 88.542(6)°, Z = 2, space group [Formula: see text] The structure was solved by direct methods and was refined by full-matrix least-squares procedures to R = 0.044 and Rw = 0.060 for 2971 reflections with I ≥ 3σ(I). The molecule has a six-membered difluoroboron chelate structure, confirming that the regioselective alkylation of N-substituted hydroxamic acids under non-basic conditions leads to imidate N-oxides in cases where intramolecular alkylation occurs. Bond lengths (corrected for libration): (N)O—B = 1.530(3), (C)O—B = 1.451(2), F—B = 1.389(3) and 1.379(3) Å indicate relatively strong binding of the BF2+moiety by the O,O-chelating ligand. Key words: organoboron compound, crystal structure, boron compound.