Aminoboroxines have been prepared from the reaction of chlorobis(dialkylamino)boranes with mercuric oxide. Chlorobis(di-i-propylamino)borane failed to react and the isolation of bis(n-butoxyphenylboryl)oxide from the reaction of n-butoxychlorophenylborane and mercuric oxide was not successful.
The reactions of tetra(dimethylamino)diboron, B2[N(CH32]4, with oxygen, hydrogen, ethylene, nitric oxide and various chlorinating and fluorinating agents are described.