Crystal structure of bis-(1-mesityl-1H-imidazole-κN 3)di-phenyl-boron tri-fluoro-methane-sulfonate.

ABSTRACT: The solid-state structure of bis-(1-mesityl-1H-imidazole-κN 3)di-phenyl-boron tri-fluoro-methane-sulfonate, C36H38BN4 +·CF3SO3 - or (Ph2B(MesIm)2OTf), is reported. Bis(1-mesityl-1H-imidazole-κN 3)di-phenyl-boron (Ph2B(MesIm)2 + ) is a bulky ligand that crystallizes in the ortho-rhom-bic space group Pbcn. The asymmetric unit contains one Ph2B(MesIm)2 + cationic ligand and one tri-fluoro-methane-sulfonate anion that balances the positive charge of the ligand. The tetra-hedral geometry around the boron center is distorted as a result of the steric bulk of the phenyl groups. Weak inter-actions, such as π-π stacking are present in the crystal structure.

SUBMITTER: Kouton A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7199260 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature