Lewis and Brønsted multifunctionality: an unusual heterocycle from the reaction of bis(pentafluorophenyl)borinic acid with nitriles.
The combination of Lewis and Brønsted acidity as well as Lewis basicity in (C6F5)2BOH results in a remarkable reactivity towards organonitriles to give novel heterocyclic compounds containing a BOBOCN six-membered ring.
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, UK SW7 2AY. g.britovsek@imperial.ac.uk
George J P
GJ
Britovsek
Juri
J
Ugolotti
Patricia
P
Hunt
Andrew J P
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