Abstract
Tris(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)amine has been synthesized and its molecular and crystal structure determined by X-ray diffraction. This structure completes the series of isosteric compounds Ar3Z, where Z=B, C., N, and Ar=2,6-dimethoxyphenyl. Structures for the tris(2-methoxy-6-methylphenyl) borane and tris(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl cation triiodide (Ar3C+I3-) are also reported. The Ar3B and Ar3N structures are isomorphous. The triiodide and the earlier reported tetrafluoroborate salt (Ar3C+BF4-) are also quite similar, as are the two boranes above and the known trimesitylborane, which all tend toward D3 symmetric conformations. In contrast, the radical Ar3C., intermediate between Ar3B and Ar3N, is markedly unsymmetrical. Taken together, these findings support an earlier conjecture that the solid-state conformation of Ar3C. does not represent a minimum energy structure for the free radical in solution. Crystal seeding by radical oxidation products is offered as an explanation for the radical's markedly unsymmetrical crystal geometry.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 335-340 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Structural Chemistry |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1994 |
Keywords
- Tripod ethers
- triarylamine
- triarylborane
- triarylmethyl radical
- triarylpropellers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry