Conformational analysis of stereoisomers of 2,4-dimethyl-5-isopropyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane

The investigation of conformation conversions of cis- and trans-isomers of 2,4-dimethyl-5-isopropyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane using ab initio quantum-chemical approximation HF/6-31G(d) and the hybrid DFT-method PBE/3z showed that the routes of the transformations presuppose an equilibrium between sofa conformers with the different orientation of substituents at the atoms C⁴ and C⁵ of the ring that convert into each other through transition states corresponding to the equatorial and axial conformations of the 2,5-twist form. Based on experimental data of ¹H NMR spectra and calculated vicinal spin-spin coupling constants the quantitative conformational composition of cis- and trans-isomers was established and also the ΔG^o value of the conformation equilibrium was determined.