The reactio
n of substituted be
nze
nediazo
nium tetraphe
nylborates with the <
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nami
no
nes deri
ved frompe
nta
ne-2,4-dio
ne, 1-phe
nylbuta
ne-1,3-dio
ne, a
nd 1,4-diphe
nylbuta
ne-1,3-dio
ne with a primary orseco
ndary (
N-methyl,
N-phe
nyl) ami
no group i
n CH
2Cl
2 gi
ves 5-(substituted-phe
nyldiaze
nyl)-2,2-diphe
nyl-4,6-disubstituted-1,3,2
4-oxazabori
nes or 5-(substituted-phe
nyldiaze
nyl)-2,2-diphe
nyl-3,4,6-trisubstituted-1,3,2
4-oxazabori
nes, respecti
vely. The reactio
n i
ntermediate of these compou
nds has bee
n ide
ntified,a
nd a mecha
nism for the reactio
n has bee
n suggested. Substituted 1,3,2
4-oxazabori
nes gradually rearra
ngei
nto 1,2,4,3
4-triazabori
nes at temperatures abo
ve 100
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