title: Formation and characterization of the boron dicarbonyl complex [B(CO)2](-).
abstract: We report the synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of the boron dicarbonyl complex [B(CO)2 ](-) . The bonding situation is analyzed and compared with the aluminum homologue [Al(CO)2 ](-) using state-of-the-art quantum chemical methods.
authors.affiliation: Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433 (China).
authors.forename: Qingnan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (China).
authors.forename: Wan-Lu
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (China).
authors.forename: Cong-Qiao
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433 (China).
authors.forename: Mohua
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433 (China). mfzhou@fudan.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Mingfei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (China). junli@tsinghua.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, 35043 Marburg (Germany).
authors.forename: Diego M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Andrada
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, 35043 Marburg (Germany). frenking@chemie.uni-marburg.de.|Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia (Spain). frenking@chemie.uni-marburg.de.
authors.forename: Gernot
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frenking
keywords: bonding analysis; boron dicarbonyl compound; matrix isolation; quantum chemical calculations