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Synthesis of High Purity Nonsymmetric Dialkylphosphinic Acid Extractants
Published on: October 19, 2017
A new polymorph of dimesitylborinic acid
Matthias Kuhlmann1, Thomas Baumgartner, Masood Parvez
1Department of Chemistry, The University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4.
Abstract:
A new polymorph of dimesitylborinic acid (or hydroxy-dimesitylborane), C(18)H(23)BO, showcasing different crystal packing and symmetry, complements the previously reported polymorph [Weese, Bartlett, Murray, Olmstead & Power (1987 ▶). Inorg. Chem.26, 2409-2413; Entwistle, Batsanov & Marder (2007 ▶). Acta Cryst. E63, o2639-o2641]. The structure of the title compound contains only one mol-ecule in the asymmetric unit, and no O-H⋯O inter-actions are observed. However, mol-ecules are linked by weak inter-molecuar O-H⋯π(arene) inter-actions to form centrosymmetric dimers.
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