| Abstract: | The new hexaalkylborazine chromium tricarbonyls (n-Pr)3B3N3Me3Cr(CO)3 (V), Me3B3N3(n-Pr)3Cr(CO)3 (VI), (i-Pr)3B3N3Me3Cr(CO)3 (VII) and Me3B3N3(i-Pr)3Cr(CO)3 (VIII) have been prepared from fac-Cr(CO)3(MeCN)3 and the corresponding borazine in dioxane or without solvent. They are much more labile than the isomeric complex Et3B3N3Et3Cr(CO)3 (IV) which can be readily obtained from Et3B3N3Me3Cr(CO)3 and Et3B3N3Et3 by ring ligand exchange. The NMR., IR., UV. and Mass spectroscopic data of the complexes IV–VIII will be briefly discussed. The preparation of the borazine derivatives (n-Pr)3B3N3Me3 (IX) and Me3B3N3(n-Pr)3 (X) is also reported. |
