The reaction of primary amines with boron halides. Part II.
The course of the thermal or base-promoted dehydrohalogenation of the 1 : 1 adducts of primary arylamines and boron trichloride or boron tribromide is profoundly affected by ortho-substitution in the benzene nucleus.On heating in solution the 1 : 1 adducts of boron trichloride and aniline or o-toluidine give excellent yields of the corresponding tri-B …