Synthesis, structural characterization, and theoretical calculations of a new copper(I)-octahydrotriborate complex

Authors
Serrar, C Es-sofi, A Boutalib, A Ouassas, A Jarid, A
Citation
C. Serrar et al., Synthesis, structural characterization, and theoretical calculations of a new copper(I)-octahydrotriborate complex, INORG CHEM, 39(10), 2000, pp. 2224
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
Journal title
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
00201669 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-1669(20000515)39:10<2224:SSCATC>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Reactions of CuCl with [R4N][B3H8] (R = Et, n-Pr, n-Bu) salts give the new [R4N][ClCuB3H8] complexes of copper(I). These compounds have fluxional beha vior in solution. MP2 and DFT calculations show that the most stable confor mation of the anion has two boron atoms bound to the metal by two B-H-Cu br idge hydrogen bonds.