A (μ-hydrido)diborane(4) anion and its coordination chemistry with coinage metals.

ABSTRACT: A tetra(o-tolyl) (μ-hydrido)diborane(4) anion 1, an analogue of [B₂H₅]^- species, was facilely prepared through the reaction of tetra(o-tolyl)diborane(4) with sodium hydride. Unlike common sp²-sp³ diborane species, 1 exhibited a σ-B-B bond nucleophilicity towards NHC-coordinated transition-metal (Cu, Ag, and Au) halides, resulting in the formation of η²-B-B bonded complexes 2 as confirmed by single-crystal X-ray analyses. Compared with 1, the structural data of 2 imply significant elongations of B-B bonds, following the order Au > Cu > Ag. DFT studies show that the diboron ligand interacts with the coinage metal through a three-center-two-electron B-M-B bonding mode. The fact that the B-B bond of the gold comple

SUBMITTER: Mao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8905795 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature