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A square planar Ru(II) complex, that dehydropolymerizes amine boranes to selectively give high molecular BN-polymers at low (0.03 mol%) catalyst loadings and high ToF (250 s-1). And a hydroxy-hydride as the species formed in the induction period as a bonus! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
April 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
A square planar Ru(II) complex, that dehydropolymerizes amine boranes to selectively give high molecular BN-polymers at low (0.03 mol%) catalyst loadings and high ToF (250 s-1). And a hydroxy-hydride as the species formed in the induction period as a bonus! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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A new(ish) anion on the block for SMOM chemistry. Kris Altus’ latest on the organometallic chemistry of [B(O2C2(CF3)4)2]−. As well as showing this anion is a useful one in organometallic chemistry there is a cautionary note about the toxicity of a starting material.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
[B(O2C2(CF3)4)2]− ([FPB]−): Repurposing This Weakly Coordinating Anion for Solid-State Molecular Organometallic (SMOM) Chemistry
The perfluoropinacol borate-based anion [B(O2C2(CF3)4)2]−, [FPB]–, is developed as a weakly coordinating anion for single-crystal to single-crystal organometallic solid/gas reactivity, resulting in the isolation and characterization (including periodic DFT and IGMH analysis) of the σ-alkane complex [Rh(Cy2PCH2CH2PCy2)(exo-η2η2-norbornane)][FPB]. The synthetically useful solvent-free Na+ salt, Na[FPB], and oxonium acid [H(OEt2)2][FPB] are also reported.
pubs.acs.org
May 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A new(ish) anion on the block for SMOM chemistry. Kris Altus’ latest on the organometallic chemistry of [B(O2C2(CF3)4)2]−. As well as showing this anion is a useful one in organometallic chemistry there is a cautionary note about the toxicity of a starting material.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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An evening at the beach with @macgregorgroupsta.bsky.social after a productive day of science.
April 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
An evening at the beach with @macgregorgroupsta.bsky.social after a productive day of science.