title: Reactivity of a Cl-boratabenzene Pt(II) complex with Lewis bases: generation of the kinetically favoured Cl-boratabenzene anion.
abstract: Complex [(IMes)(2)Pt(H)(ClBC(5)H(4)SiMe(3))] (IMes = 1,3-di(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazolin-2-ylidene) reacts with Lewis bases (L = pyridine, trimethylphosphine, acetonitrile, tert-butylisocyanide) to generate the kinetically favoured ion pairs [(IMes)(2)Pt(H)(L)][ClBC(5)H(4)SiMe(3)]. Over time, the formation of the thermodynamically favoured borabenzene-L adducts is observed with L = pyridine and trimethylphosphine.
authors: Département de chimie & Centre de recherche sur les interfaces et la catalyse, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.
authors: Stephanie S
authors: SS
authors: Barnes
authors: Marc-André
authors: MA
authors: Légaré
authors: Laurent
authors: L
authors: Maron
authors: Frédéric-Georges
authors: FG
authors: Fontaine