Synthesis, structure, and cyclic voltammetry of 4,6-bis(dimesitylboryl) dibenzofuran: Isolation of 4,6-dilithiobenzofuran and 4,5-dilithio-9,9- dimethylxanthene as tmeda adducts

Organometallics

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2898-2902

  Wang, Huadong ^a   Gabbaï, François P ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,5-DILITHIO-9,9-DIMETHYLXANTHENE; 4,6-BIS(DIMESITYLBORYL)DIBENZOFURAN; 4,6-DILITHIOBENZOFURAN; ELECTRONIC COUPLING;

BORON; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DIMERS; LITHIUM; NEGATIVE IONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

ORGANOMETALLICS;

EID: 21244488194     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om050165m     Document Type: Article

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