Organometallics

Synthesis of Pentafluorophenyl Silver by Means of Lewis Acid Catalysis: Structure of Silver Solvent Complexes §

M Kuprat, M Lehmann, A Schulz, A Villinger

Index: Kuprat, Marcus; Lehmann, Mathias; Schulz, Axel; Villinger, Alexander Organometallics, 2010 , vol. 29, # 6 p. 1421 - 1427

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Abstract

The synthesis and structure of lithium and silver tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate salts have been studied in different solvents ranging from polar (CH2Cl2, diethyl ether) to nonpolar (toluene, pentene). In weakly coordinating solvents such as CH2Cl2 Ag [B (C6F5) 4] decomposes, yielding AgC6F5 and B (C6F5) 3. The overall process of the AgC6F5 synthesis starting from B (C6F5) 3 and LiC6F5 can formally be regarded as a B (C6F5) 3- ...