Stable, crystalline boron complexes with mono-, di- and trianionic formazanate ligands
Journal
Chemical Communications
Journal Volume
53
Journal Issue
3
Pages
513-516
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Mondol, Ranajit
Snoeken, Daan A.
Chang, Mu-Chieh
Otten, Edwin
Abstract
Redox-active formazanate ligands are emerging as tunable electron-reservoirs in coordination chemistry. Here we show that boron diphenyl complexes with formazanate ligands, despite their (formal) negative charge, can be further reduced by up to two electrons. A combined crystallographic, spectroscopic and computational study establishes that formazanate ligands are stable in mono-, di- and trianionic form.
Type
journal article