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Transition‐Metal π‐Ligation of a Tetrahalodiborane
Author(s) -
Braunschweig Holger,
Dewhurst Rian D.,
JiménezHalla J. Oscar C.,
Matito Eduard,
Muessig Jonas H.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201709515
Subject(s) - transition metal , chemistry , halide , metal , center (category theory) , ligand (biochemistry) , crystallography , stereochemistry , inorganic chemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , biochemistry , receptor
The reaction of tetraiododiborane (B 2 I 4 ) with trans ‐[Pt(BI 2 )I(PCy 3 ) 2 ] gives rise to the diplatinum(II) complex [{(Cy 3 P)(I 2 B)Pt} 2 (μ 2 :η 3 :η 3 ‐B 2 I 4 )], which is supported by a bridging diboranyl dianion ligand [B 2 I 4 ] 2− . This complex is the first transition‐metal complex of a diboranyl dianion, as well as the first example of intact coordination of a B 2 X 4 (X=halide) unit of any type to a metal center.