Forgotten borole synthesis expands family of antiaromatic compounds

By Nour Tanbouza2024-07-23T11:26:00

A chemical structure of four six-carbon rings linked by a five carbon ring with a boron instead replacing one of the carbons

Source: © Holger Braunschweig/Julius-Maximilians-Universität

Study investigates how benzene-fused borole compares to its non-fused and doubly-fused cousins

The borole compound 1,2,3-triphenyl-1-boraindene has been made by researchers in Germany for the first time. Its borole ring is fused with a single aryl ring and has 1,2,3-triphenyl substituents. The structure has been overlooked until now because research has mainly been directed towards non-fused and doubly-fused borole systems.