Protodeborylation of triorganoboranes, usually carried out under mild reaction conditions using an excess of acetic acid, affords 1,5-dialkyl-3,7-dimethyl-4,8,9-trioxa-2,6-dioxonia-1,5-diboratabicyclo [3.3.1]nona-2,6-dienes OB(R)OC(Me)OB(R)OC(Me)O [1 (R = Et), 2 (R = cyclooctyl)]. Acetoxy(dialkyl) boranes and di(acetoxy)alkylboranes were not formed in an appreciable amount. Compounds 1 and 2 were characterized by NMR spectroscopy (1H, 11B, 13C NMR) in solution, the molecular structure of 2 was determined by X-ray analysis. The gas-phase geometry of 1 was optimized by calculations [B3LYP/6-311+G(d, p) level of theory], and its NMR parameters were also calculated at the same level of theory.
1,1-Organoboration of dialkyn-1-ylsilanes using triethylborane, BEt3, and 9-ethyl-9-borabicyclo [3.3.1]nonane, Et-9-BBN, was carried out at elevated temperatures, 100 - 120 °C. These reactions afforded selectively silole derivatives bearing the dialkylboryl group in 3-position. The siloles are formed via intermolecular 1,1-alkylboration, followed by intramolecular 1,1-vinylboration. Two examples of boryl-substituted siloles were treated with an excess of acetic acid at ambient temperature to afford the respective protodeborylated compounds. All new compounds were characterized in solution by multinuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H, 13C, 11B and 29Si NMR).