Abstract
The X-ray structure of the title compound (synthesized by the reaction of 2-lithiobenzoxazole with triphenylborane and subsequent hydrolysis with water) reveals in comparison with the MP2(FC)/6-31G* optimized structures of the model compound oxazol-2-ylidene-borane complex, the free oxazol-2-ylidene carbene, and the oxazolium cation that the borane complex is a true main-group metal carbene complex of the Fischer type and that it tends to be more similar to the free carbene than to the oxazolium cation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 452-455 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organometallics |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 9 Jan 1996 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry