W. Clegg et al., THE PRODUCT OF CATALYZED DIBORATION OF BIS(4-METHOXYPHENYL)ETHYNE BY BIS(PINACOLATO-O,O')DIBORON, Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 52, 1996, pp. 1989-1991
The title compound, dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1,2-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)ethene,
C28H38B2O6, has a cis arrangement of two boronate ester substituents
and two 4-methoxyphenyl substituents on its central C=C double bond, w
hich shows a slight twist of ca 8.5 degrees. All four substituents are
rotated considerably out of the alkene plane to reduce steric hindran
ce. The BO2C2 five-membered rings have a twist conformation.