Abstract
Several model compounds of potential ferromagnetic organic polymers were synthesized and studied after being reduced with sodium metal. These compounds and target polymers were designed using the principles of the superdegeneracy theory. EPR studies of the model compounds provided mixed results, and no clear evidence for high-spin states was obtained. The allylboration of alkenes and alkynes was studied. The new boranes, allyldichloroborane, crotyldichloroborane, and methallyldichloroborane were prepared in situ, and their reactivity with phenylacetylene and vinyl ethers was found to be greater than that previously reported for other allylic boranes. Allyldichloroborane was also shown to allylborate silyl enol ethers and allylsilanes. Preliminary studies indicated that allyldichloroborane can be prepared by a novel boron-silicon exchange between allyltrimethylsilane and boron trichloride.
Waller, Stephen Christopher (1994). The investigation of the superdegeneracy approach to organic ferromagnets, and the allylboration of alkenes and alkynes using allylic dichloroboranes. Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
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