Fluoride ion complexation by a cationic borane in aqueous solution.
The phosphonium borane [p-Mes(2)B(C(6)H(4))PMePh(2)](+) complexes fluoride in water containing 10% methanol with a binding constant of 1.0(+/-0.1) x 10(3) M(-1) to afford the zwitterion p-Mes(2)FB(C(6)H(4))PMePh(2).
Lee
Min Hyung
MH
Department of Chemistry, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA.
Agou
Tomohiro
T
Kobayashi
Junji
J
Kawashima
Takayuki
T
Gabbaï
François P
FP
D001880:Boranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005459:Fluorides / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012996:Solutions; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
D001880:Boranes; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; D005459:Fluorides