title: New alkylzinc complexes with bulky tris(triazolyl)borate ligands: surprising water stability and reactivity.
abstract: Bulky alkylzinc complexes, (Ttz(tBu,Me))ZnMe and (Ttz(tBu,Me))ZnEt, show remarkable stability towards water and both complexes crystallize with one molecule of adventitious water hydrogen bonded to two triazole rings; in contrast the less bulky complex, (Ttz(Ph,Me))ZnEt, reacts with water to yield (Ttz(Ph,Me))(2)Zn.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Mukesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Elizabeth T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Papish
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeller
authors.forename: Allen D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D001881:Borates / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008024:Ligands; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D014230:Triazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001881:Borates; D008024:Ligands; D014230:Triazoles; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D014867:Water