Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.440, No.1-3, 70-72, 2007
On the aromaticity of trimethylboroxine: A photoelectron spectroscopic study
The electronic structure of trimethylboroxine Me3B3O3 has been investigated by HeI and HeII UV photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) and DFT/OVGF calculations. Our results indicate that the title molecule does not have aromatic character or B-O pi-bonding while related borazine does have a small degree of aromatic character. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.