Abstract
Synthesis of a series of cationic coinage metal (Au: 2–4, Ag: 5, and Cu: 6) complexes of asymmetric diborenes (1 a, 1 b) is reported. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the metal center interacts unsymmetrically with the B2 moiety and the terminal boron atom exhibits pronounced pyramidal geometry. A computational study shows that in complexes 2–6, the bonding between the B2 units and the metal center is dominated by electrostatic interactions concomitant with non-negligible covalent contributions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 15656-15662 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 58 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 17 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
Keywords
- boron
- borylenes
- coinage metals
- coordination chemistry
- diborenes