Novel N2B heterocycles (1–5) are formed from the reaction of ethylenediamine derivatives with 2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)benzaldehyde (2-HC(O)C6H4Bpin; pin = 1,2-O2C2Me4). X-ray diffraction studies have been carried out on four examples and show that reactions are selective in giving the isomer where the least substituted amine coordinates to the Lewis-acidic boron atom. Reaction of 2-HC(O)C6H4Bpin with diethylenetriamine gave a heterocycle (6) with a pendant primary amine group, which reacts further with 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde to give a potential ligand (7) for transition metals. All new compounds show considerable antifungal activity against Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus and moderate antibacterial activity against Bacillus cereus.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Irving et al. (2003) studied this question.