Rhodium(I) complexes of a PBP ambiphilic ligand: Evidence for a metal→borane interaction

Sylvain Bontemps , Heinz Gornitzka (1) , G. Bouhadir (1) , Karinne Miqueu (2) , D. Bourissou (1)

1 LHFA - Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée
2 IPREM - Institut des sciences analytiques et de physico-chimie pour l'environnement et les materiaux

To and fro: Diphosphanylborane derivative 1 behaves as a tridentate, ambiphilic ligand towards rhodium(I) fragments (see picture). The presence of metal-→borane interactions in the resulting square-pyramidal complexes is highlighted by structural analyses and DFT calculations. (Chemical Equation Presented). © 2006 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Domains: Catalysis; Coordination chemistry; Organic chemistry; Polymers; Theoretical and/or physical chemistry

Sylvain Bontemps, Heinz Gornitzka, G. Bouhadir, Karinne Miqueu, D. Bourissou. Rhodium(I) complexes of a PBP ambiphilic ligand: Evidence for a metal→borane interaction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2006, 45 (10), pp.1611-1614. ⟨10.1002/anie.200503649⟩. ⟨hal-01613262⟩