Counterion dependence on the synthetic viability of NHC-stabilized dichloroborenium cations

• Main Authors: Muthaiah, Senthilkumar, Do, Dinh Cao Huan, Ganguly, Rakesh, Vidović, Dragoslav
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Inorganic chemistry::Metals
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98250; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17332
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The synthetic viability of several N-heterocyclic carbene stabilized dichloroborenium cations [NHC·BCl2]+ (NHC = (RC)2(NR′)2C; 1, R = R′ = Me; 2, R = H, R′ = iPr; 3, R = Me, R′ = iPr; 4, R = H, R′ = tBu; 5, R = H, R′ = 2,6-iPr2-C6H3) in the presence of Cl–, AlCl4–, OTf– (Tf = O2SCF3), NTf2–, and [BA...