title: Synthesis and structural characterization of tris(2-seleno-1-mesitylimidazolyl) hydroborato complexes: a new type of strongly electron donating tripodal selenium ligand.
abstract: A new tripodal ligand that features three selenium donors, namely the tris(2-seleno-1-mesitylimidazolyl)hydroborato ligand, [Tse(Mes)], has been constructed via the reaction of KBH(4) with 1-mesitylimidazole-2-selone; comparison of the IR spectroscopic data of [Tse(Mes)]Re(CO)(3) with those of a variety of related LRe(CO)(3) complexes demonstrates that the [Tse(Mes)] ligand is more strongly electron donating than Cp, Cp*, [Tp], [Tp(Me(2))] and [Tm(Mes)] ligands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.
authors.forename: Mao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minoura
authors.forename: Victoria K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Landry
authors.forename: Jonathan G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Melnick
authors.forename: Keliang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marchiò
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parkin