Synthesis and Structure of 2-Hydro-, 2-Alkyl-, 2-Alkynyl-, and 2-Stannyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,3,2-diazaboroles

1,3-Di-tert-butyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,3,2-diazaborole (4a) and 1,3-bis(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,3,2-diazaborole (4b) were formed by the reaction of the corresponding 2-bromo or 2-iodo derivatives 1a and 2b with LiAlH4. Treatment of 1a with n-butyllithium afforded 2-n-butyl-1,3-di-tert-butyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,3,2-diazaborole (5a), whereas 1,3-di-tert-butyl-2-cyano-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,3,2-diazaborole (3a) was converted into the 2-tert-butyl derivative 6a or the 2-ethynyl-1,3,2-diazaborole 7a by means of tert-butyllithium or by the ethylenediamine adduct of lithium acetylide. Similarly, 1,3-di-tert-butyl-2-trimethylstannyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,3,2-diazaborole (8a) and 1,3-bis(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2-trimethylstannyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,3,2-diazaborole (8b) were accessible from 1a or 2b and trimethylstannyllithium. In the complex 9a the compound 3a serves as an η1 ligand towards the [Cr(CO)5] unit via the cyano group. These novel compounds were characterized by 1H-, 11B-, 13C-, and 119Sn-NMR spectroscopy, as well as by X-ray structure analyses of 4b, 8a, and 9a.