title: Monovalent indium in a sulfur-rich coordination environment: synthesis, structure and reactivity of tris(2-mercapto-1-tert-butylimidazolyl)hydroborato indium, [TmBut]In.
abstract: [Tm(Bu(t))]In, the first structurally-characterized monovalent indium compound that features a sulfur-rich coordination environment, has been synthesized via treatment of InCl with [Tm(Bu(t))]K; in contrast to the thallium counterpart, the lone pair of [Tm(Bu(t))]In is a site of reactivity, thereby allowing formation of [Tm(Bu(t))]In-->B(C(6)F(5))(3) and [Tm(Bu(t))]In(kappa(2)-S(4)) upon treatment with B(C(6)F(5))(3) and S(8), respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yurkerwich
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buccella
authors.forename: Jonathan G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Melnick
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parkin