The reactivity of the diborane(4) compounds
B
2
(1,2-E
2
C
6
H
4
)
2
(E = O or S) have been studied with respect to their
ability to co-ordinate Lewis bases, specifically 4-methylpyridine (mpy)
and the phosphines PMe
2
Ph and PEt
3
. Four
monoadducts have been characterised by X-ray crystallography, namely
B
2
(1,2-O
2
C
6
H
4
)
2
(mpy),
B
2
(1,2-S
2
C
6
H
4
)
2
(mpy),
B
2
(1,2-S
2
C
6
H
4
)
2
(PMe
2
Ph) and
B
2
(1,2-S
2
C
6
H
4
)
2
(PEt
3
), together with three bis adducts
B
2
(1,2-O
2
C
6
H
4
)
2
(mpy)
2
,
B
2
(1,2-S
2
C
6
H
4
)
2
(mpy)
2
and
B
2
(1,2-S
2
C
6
H
4
)
2
(PMe
2
Ph)
2
. In the former set of compounds the one
base is co-ordinated to one boron centre which adopts a tetrahedral
geometry, the remaining boron being trigonal planar as in the structure
of the parent compound. For the bis adducts each of the two borons is
co-ordinated to a mpy or phosphine with both borons tetrahedral.
Bond-length changes associated with ligand co-ordination are discussed.
Multinuclear solution-state NMR studies have also been performed for
solutions containing
B
2
(1,2-O
2
C
6
H
4
)
2
and mpy,
B
2
(1,2-S
2
C
6
H
4
)
2
and mpy and
B
2
(1,2-S
2
C
6
H
4
)
2
and PEt
3
. All of these studies indicate that intermolecular
exchange of base between the parent compound, the mono- and the
bis-adducts occurs in solution together with intramolecular exchange
between the two boron centres in the monoadducts. The various rates of
these processes, inasmuch as they have been determined accurately, are
discussed and rationalised. The monoadducts
B
2
(1,2-O/S
2
C
6
H
4
)
2
(mpy) are nominally isoelectronic with the phenonium cation.
研究了二
硼烷(4)化合物 B 2 (1,2-E 2 C 6 H 4 ) 2 (E = O 或 S) 与路易斯碱(特别是 4-
甲基吡啶 (mpy) 和膦 PMe 2 Ph 和 PEt 3)配位的反应能力。通过 X 射线晶体学分析,确定了四种单加成物的特征,即 B 2 (1,2-O 2 C 6 H 4 ) 2 (mby)、B 2 (1,2-S 2 C 6 H 4 ) 2 (mby)、B 2 (1,2-S 2 C 6 H 4 ) 2 (PMe 2 Ph) 和 B 2 (1.2-S 2 C 6 H 4 ) 2 (1.2-O 2 C 6 H 4 ) 2 (mby)、2-S 2 C 6 H 4 )2 (PEt 3 ),以及三种双加合物 B 2 (1,2-O 2 C 6 H 4 )2 (mby)2、B 2 (1,2-S 2 C 6 H 4 )2 (mby)2 和 B 2 (1,2-S 2 C 6 H 4 )2 (PMe 2 Ph)2。在前一组化合物中,一个碱基与一个
硼中心配位,
硼中心呈四面体几何形状,其余的
硼中心呈三棱锥平面,与母体化合物的结构相同。在双加合物中,两个
硼分别与一个
钼或膦配位,两个
硼都是四面体。 我们讨论了与
配体配位有关的键长变化。 我们还对含有 B 2 (1,2-O 2 C 6 H 4 ) 2 和
钼的溶液、B 2 (1,2-S 2 C 6 H 4 ) 2 和
钼的溶液以及 B 2 (1,2-S 2 C 6 H 4 ) 2 和 PEt 3 的溶液进行了多核溶液状态核磁共振研究。所有这些研究都表明,母体化合物、单加成物和双加成物之间的碱在溶液中发生了分子间交换,同时单加成物中的两个
硼中心之间也发生了分子内交换。本文讨论了这些过程的各种速率,并将其合理化,因为这些速率已被准确测定。单加合物 B 2 (1,2-O/S 2 C 6 H 4 ) 2 (mpy) 名义上与苯鎓阳离子是等电子的。