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The general structure of a boronic acid, where R is a substituent. A boronic acid is an organic compound related to boric acid (B(OH) 3) in which one of the three hydroxyl groups (−OH) is replaced by an alkyl or aryl group (represented by R in the general formula R−B(OH) 2). [1]
Compounds of the type BR n (OR) 3-n are called borinic esters (n = 2), boronic esters (n = 1), and borates (n = 0). Boronic acids are key to the Suzuki reaction. Trimethyl borate, debatably not an organoboron compound, is an intermediate in sodium borohydride production.
Basic heteroaromatic boronic acids (boronic acids that contain a basic nitrogen atom, such as 2-pyridine boronic acid) display additional protodeboronation mechanisms. [4] A key finding shows the speciation of basic heteroaromatic boronic acids to be analogous to that of simple amino acids , with zwitterionic species forming under neutral pH ...
B(C 6 F 5) 3 forms a strong Lewis adduct with water, [5] which was shown to be a strong Brønsted acid having an acidity comparable to hydrochloric acid (in acetonitrile). [6] In consequence, even traces of moisture are able to deactivate B(C 6 F 5) 3 and remaining catalytic activity might only be due to the Brønsted acidity of the water adduct.
The reaction of boron trichloride with alcohols was reported in 1931, and was used to prepare dimethoxyboron chloride, B(OCH 3) 2 Cl. [3] Egon Wiberg and Wilhelm Ruschmann used it to prepare tetrahydroxydiboron by first introducing the boron–boron bond by reduction with sodium and then hydrolysing the resulting tetramethoxydiboron, B 2 (OCH 3) 4, to produce what they termed sub-boric acid. [4]
[1] [2] [3] For comparison, normal circulating boron levels are 0.1 to 80 μg/mL, acute boric acid toxicity has been associated with levels of 5.4 to 1,000 μg/mL, concentrations of 80 to 126 μg/mL have been observed without toxicity symptoms or signs, and boric acid levels of less than 200 μg/mL are thought to be safe by many researchers.
It is a useful reagent in organic synthesis, as a precursor to boronic acids, which are used in Suzuki couplings. These boronic acids are prepared via reaction of the trimethyl borate with Grignard reagents followed by hydrolysis:. [3] [4] ArMgBr + B(OCH 3) 3 → MgBrOCH 3 + ArB(OCH 3) 2 ArB(OCH 3) 2 + 2 H 2 O → ArB(OH) 2 + 2 HOCH 3
The solution, while unstable, remains effective for at least a week, if made to the correct pH. [17] Other formulations have been developed over time. In 1916, Marcel Daufresne substituted sodium bicarbonate for Dakin's boric acid as buffering agent. [7] [17] This formulation is the basis of current commercial products. [18]