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Gregory P Harlow1, Lev N Zakharov1, Gang Wu2
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1253, United States.
Abstract:
The reversible covalent binding of diols to an N-Bn 1,2-BN cyclohexane has been studied by 11B and 1H NMR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The activation barrier for the reversible B-N Lewis acid-base interaction has been measured by variable-temperature NMR with bound (2R,3R)-(-)-2,3-butanediol (Tc = -40 °C, ΔG‡ = 11.2 ± 0.2 kcal mol-1). Deuterium labeling experiments demonstrate that ligand exchange is reversible and rapid at room temperature, and competitive binding studies establish diol association as a thermodynamically controlled process.
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