title: A new synthetic route to bulky "second generation" tris(imidazol-2-ylidene)borate ligands: synthesis of a four coordinate iron(II) complex.
abstract: A bulky tripodal tris(carbene)borate ligand, prepared from 1-tert-butylimidazole, is cleanly transferred to iron(II) by a magnesium reagent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA.
authors.forename: Ismael
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cervantes-Lee
authors.forename: Jeremy M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D001881:Borates / Q000737:chemistry*; D048289:Imidazolidines / Q000737:chemistry*; D058085:Iron Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011336:Probability; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D001881:Borates; D048289:Imidazolidines; D058085:Iron Compounds; D008024:Ligands; C518144:tris(imidazol-2-ylidene)borate