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Production method of tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane using pentafluorophenylmagnesium derivatives prepared from pentafluorobenzene

AssigneeTosoh Akzo Corporation

InventorsYoshihiko Ikeda, Takeo Yamane, Eiichi Kaji, Kenji Ishimaru

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Abstract

A method of producing tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane or its ether complex, using pentafluorobenzene as the source of the pentafluorophenyl group. The process comprises reacting pentafluorobenzene with an organo metallic compound (II) of the formula R.sub.2-n MgX.sub.n, wherein n denotes a real number of 0 or 1, X denotes a halogen atom and R denotes a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms. The reaction is carried out in an ether solvent at a temperature not less than 25.degree. C. The resulting pentafluorophenylmagnesium compound has the formula (C.sub.6 F.sub.5).sub.2-n MgX.sub.n (III), wherein n denotes a real number of 0 or 1 and X denotes a halogen atom. The pentafluorophenylmagnesium compound of the formula (III) is next reacted with a borane compound of the formula BX.sub.3, wherein X denotes a halogen atom. The reaction is carried out at a temperature in the range of 0.degree. C. to 250.degree. C., preferably 60.degree. C. to 250.degree. C. in an ether solvent such as tetrahydrofurane or diethyl ether, or in a non-aqueous mixture of ether solvent and hydrocarbon solvent. The ether solvent forms a complex coordinated to tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane. The complexed solvent is eliminated by either direct or indirect eliminating processes. The product may then be reacted with 1:1 equivalents of pentafluorophenyllithium to prepare tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl)borate and subsequently mixed with a solution of N,N-dimethylanilinium to produce N,N-dimethylanilinium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate crystals. The final product is very pure with purities exceeding 98 wt. %. The anilinium product is usable as an auxiliary catalyst for cationic complex polymerization.

A method of producing tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane comprising mixing pentafluorobenzene of the formula (I)

C.sub.6 F.sub.5 H (I)
with 0.5-1.5 equivalents of an organometallic compound of the formula (II)
R.sub.2-n MgX.sub.n (II),
wherein n is 0 or 1, X is a halogen atom and R is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may include a functional group having no influence on the reaction, in an ether solvent or in a non-aqueous mixture of ether solvent and a hydrocarbon, at a temperature range of -40.degree. to 250.degree. C., reacting said mixture at a temperature of not less than 25.degree. C. to prepare a pentafluorophenyl magnesium compound of the formula (III)
(C.sub.6 F.sub.5).sub.2-n MgX.sub.n (III),
wherein n is 0 or 1, and X is a halogen atom, reacting the pentafluorophenyl magnesium compound of the formula (III) with a boron compound of the formula (IV)
BX.sub.3 (IV),
wherein X is a halogen atom, or a substituent of formula (V)
OR (V),
wherein R is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may also include a functional group having no influence on the reaction, or a substituent of formula (VI)
NRR' (VI),
wherein R and R' are a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, each of which may respectively include a functional group having no influence on the reaction, and where R and R' may combine with each other to form a ring, said boron compound forming a complex of 1:1 to an ether solvent, said boron compound and said pentafluoromagnesium compound being combined in a ratio of 1 equivalent of the boron compound to 2.1-3.9 equivalents of the pentafluorophenylmagnesium compound of formula (III), within a temperature range of 0.degree. C. to 250.degree. C., to produce a coordination complex of tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane of the formula (VII)
(C.sub.6 F.sub.5).sub.3 B (VII),
with the ether solvent, and eliminating the ether solvent complexed with said tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane.

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