9-Borabicyclo(3.3.1)nonane | |
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9-Borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane |
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Other names
Borabicyclononane |
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Identifiers | |
Abbreviations | 9-BBN |
CAS number | 280-64-8 |
PubChem | 24855264 |
ChemSpider | 71299 |
EC number | 206-000-9 |
Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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Properties | |
Molecular formula | C16H30B2 |
Molar mass | 244.03 g mol−1 |
Density | 0.894 g/cm3 |
Melting point |
153-155 °C, 426-428 K, 307-311 °F |
Solubility in water | Reacts |
Hazards | |
R-phrases | R11 R14/15 R36/37/38 |
S-phrases | S7/9 S16 S33 S7/8 S26 S37/39 |
(verify) (what is: / ?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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Infobox references |
9-Borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane or 9-BBN is an organoborane compound. This colourless solid is used in organic chemistry as a hydroboration reagent. The compound exists as a hydride-bridged dimer, which easily cleaves in the presence of reducible substrates.[1] Like other organoboron compounds, 9-BBN is pyrophoric.
9-BBN is prepared by the reaction of 1,5-cyclooctadiene and borane usually in ethereal solvents, for example:[2][3]
The compound is commercially available as a solution in tetrahydrofuran and as a solid. 9-BBN is especially useful in Suzuki reactions.[4]
Its highly stereoselective addition on olefins allows the preparation of terminal alcohols by subsequent oxidative cleavage with H2O2 in aq. KOH. The steric demand of 9-BBN greatly suppresses the formation of the 2-substituted isomer compared to the use of borane.