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Reactivity of Lewis basic platinum complexes towards fluoroboranes
Bauer, Juergen,Braunschweig, Holger,Dewhurst, Rian D.,Radacki, Krzysztof
, p. 8797 - 8805 (2013)
We herein report detailed investigations into the interaction of Lewis acidic fluoroboranes, for example BF2Pf (Pf=perfluorophenyl) and BF2ArF (ArF=3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl), with Lewis basic platinum complexes such as [Pt(PEt3)3] and [Pt(PCy3)2] (Cy=cyclohexyl). Two presumed Lewis adducts could be identified in solution and corresponding secondary products of these Lewis adducts were characterized in the solid state. Furthermore, the concept of frustrated Lewis pairs (FLP) was applied to the activation of ethene in the system [Pt(BPf3)(CH2CH2)(dcpp)] (dcpp=1,3-bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)propane; Pf=perfluorophenyl). Finally, DFT calculations were performed to determine the interaction between the platinum-centered Lewis bases and the boron-centered Lewis acids. Additionally, several possible mechanisms for the oxidative addition of the boranes BF 3, BCl3, and BF2ArF to the model complex [Pt(PMe3)2] are presented. Still elusive: Several attempts to yield the elusive, unsupported Lewis adduct between a Lewis basic transition-metal complex and a Lewis acidic borane are presented, including NMR spectroscopic characterization at low temperatures, isolation of secondary products and detailed DFT calculations (see figure). Copyright
