A homoleptic hydrotris(methimazolyl)borate complex of titanium.
The reaction of [Ti(2)(micro-Cl)(2)(thf)(2)(eta-C(8)H(8))(2)] with Na[HB(mt)(3)] (mt = methimazolyl) provides the unusual salt [Ti{HB(mt)(3)}(2)][TiCl(4)(thf)(2)], the cation of which features homoleptic Ti(III)S(6) coordination.
Research School of Chemistry, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. a.hill@anu.edu.au.
Anthony F
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Hill
Matthew K
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Smith