A free boratriptycene-type Lewis superacid
Marcel Henkelmann, Andreas Omlor, Michael Bolte, Volker Schünemann, Hans-Wolfram Lerner, Jozef Noga, Peter Hrobárik, Matthias Wagner
Abstract
An exceptionally strong ferrocene-containing, cationic boratriptycene-type Lewis acid is stabilized by a weak Fe⋯B through-space interaction.
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ChemistryCationic polymerizationCrystallographyLewis acids and basesChemical shiftHydridePyrazoleAcceptorBoronCounterionAtomic orbitalStereochemistryIntramolecular forceQuantum chemicalIonMoleculePolymer chemistryElectronPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryPhysicsCondensed matter physicsHydrogenQuantum mechanicsCatalysisOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistrySynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compoundsCoordination Chemistry and Organometallics