Description
Trimethylboroxine (TMB) is a cyclic anhydride of methyl-boronic acid. It can be been used:• As a derivatizing agent for gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric analysis.• In the preparation of methylaluminoxane (MAO) which is used in the polymerization of olefins.• As an electrolyte additive to enhance the interface stability of electrode/electrolyte.• In methylation of aryl halides by palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction.• In the preparation of CBS (Corey, Bakshi and Shibata) catalysts for asymmetric reductions of ketones to alcohols.
Synonyms
Trimethylboroxin; 2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriborinane; 2,4,6-Trimethylboroxin; Boroxin, trimethyl-; Trimethylboroxine 50% w/w soln. in THF; trimethyl-1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriborinane; 2,4,6-Trimethyl-1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriborinane; 2,4,6-Trimethylboroxine; Methaneboronic anhydride; trimethyboroxine; trimethyl boroxin; trimethylboroxaine; trimethyl boroxine; trimethyl-boroxine; Trimethylboroxine, 99%; 2,4,6-trimethylboroxine; 2,4,6-Trimethyl-boroxin; 2,4,6-Trimethylboroxin
IUPAC Name
2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriborinane
