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Synthesis of borylindenides; structure of [Li(N,N′,N″-Me3-1,3,5-C3H6N3)][1-C9H6{B(NMe2)2}]

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Abstract Borylation of lithium indenide (LiInd) affords indenylboranes. With BCl(NMe2)2 the primary allylic 1-indenyl derivative IndB(NMe2)2 (1) readily rearranges to the more stable vinylic bis(dimethylamino)(3-indenyl)borane 1′. With BCl(OCMe2)2 the (1-indenyl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane IndB(OCMe2)2 (2) is obtained. Both indenylboranes 1′ and 2 readily undergo metalation when treated with lithium amides such as LiTMP or LDA to give 1-borylindenides Li[C9H6B(NMe2)2] [Li(3)] and Li[C9H6B(OCMe2)2] [Li(5)] in high yields. In the systems 1′/LiInd and 2/LiInd metalation equilibria are established with equlibrium constants K≈1 (1'/LiInd) and K≈1.4 (2/LiInd). The structure of the solvate [Li(TMHT)][1-C9H6{B(NMe2)2}] (4) (TMHT=N,N',N''-Me3-1,3,5-C3H6N3) has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction.