Tris(pyrazolyl)borate ligands were synthesized by a new route from MeBBr2 a
nd pyrazole derivatives under very mild conditions at room temperature to g
ive TlL complexes. For L = [MeB(3,5-Me(2)pz)(3)](-) a bridging co-ordinatio
n of the ligand is found, interpreted as sterically enforced upon compariso
n with the structures for L = [MeB(3-Mepz)(3)](-) and [HB(3,5-Me(2)pz)(3)](
-).