The structures of indoiyl(alkoxy)carbenium tetrafluoroborates: a new class of highly stabilized carbenium ions

Abstract

The conformations of and charge distributions in indolyl(alkoxy)carbenium tetrafluoroborates 2, a new class of highly stabilized carbenium ions, were investigated by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy and the crystal structure of indol-3-yl(methoxy)phenylcarbenium tetrafluoroborate (2e) was determined by X-ray diffraction methods. The phenyl-substituted cation of 2e exhibits axial chirality in the crystalline state