The silver(I) complex [HB{3-(CF3),5-(CH3)Pz}3]AgNCCH3supported by a partially fluorinated scorpionate ligand.
Tris(pyrazolyl)borates are used extensively in metal coordination chemistry and belong to a class of ligands generally referred to as scorpionates. The steric and electronic properties of these ligands can be modified quite easily by varying the substituents on the 3-, 4-, and 5-positions of the pyrazolyl moieties on the B atom. Fluorinated tris(pyrazolyl)borates are useful in the stabilization of rare silver(I) complexes. The silver(I) adduct (acetonitrile-κN){tris[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-1-yl-κN2]hydroborato}silver(I), [Ag(C15H13BF9N6)(CH3CN)] or [HB{3-(CF3),5-(CH3)Pz}3]AgNCCH3, was obtained by treating [HB{3-(CF3),5-(CH3)Pz}3]Na with CF3SO3Ag in the presence of acetonitrile, and was isolated in 85% yield. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the AgIcenter has a pseudo-tetrahedral all-nitrogen coordination sphere, and is supported by a tris(pyrazolyl)borate ligand that binds to the AgIcenter in a κ3-fashion.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019-0065, USA.
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019-0065, USA.
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C—H activation catalyst; crystal structure; nitrile; scorpionate; silver; tris(pyrazolyl)borate