title: Coordinating anions: (phosphino)tetraphenylborate ligands as new reagents for synthesis.
abstract: Anionic, electron-releasing phosphines that incorporate a borate counteranion within the ligand framework are promising reagents for organometallic catalysis. This report describes the synthesis of a new class of monodentate tertiary phosphines built upon the commonly employed tetraphenylborate anion. These new phosphines are highly stable and strongly electron-releasing and readily coordinate transition metals. Moreover, they are promising reagents for catalysis, as demonstrated by their ability to promote the Suzuki cross-coupling of aryl chloride substrates.
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Laboratories of Chemical Synthesis, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena California 91125, USA.
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Jonas C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Peters