Abstract
The intrinsic acidity of cyclopenta-2,4-dienylborane and its Al and Ga analogues has been compared to that of cyclopentadiene by means of B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)//CCSD/6-311+G(d,p) calculations. Substitution of one of the H atoms of the C(sp(3))H(2) group of cyclopentadiene by an XH(2) (X = B, Al, Ga) leads to an acidity enhancement which is significantly large for the boron derivative (95 kJ mol(-1)); but much smaller for the Al and Ga containing analogues. This acidity enhancement reflects the stabilization of the anion, in the substituted derivatives, due to a significant reinforcement of the C-X bond. This enhancement is however smaller than expected because, although XH(2) (X = B, Al, Ga) substitution leads to a significant aromatization of the neutral compounds, the aromaticity significantly decreases upon deprotonation, whereas for the unsubstituted parent compound is the other way around. Cyclopenta-2,4-dienylborane and its Al and Ga analogues behave as highly fluxional systems.
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