Hexakis(dimethylamino)cyclohexaborane, a Boron(<scp>I</scp>) Compound without Electron Deficiency

Abstract

A B 6 ring with a chair conformation is present in the title compound (1) which crystallizes from distillation residues obtained on dehalogenation of [(CH 3 ) 2 N] 2 BCl. (1) is the first homocycle of boron and also the first boron ( I ) compound not to exhibit electron deficiency. equation image