Isolable fluorinated triphenylmethyl cation salts of [HCB<sub>11</sub>Cl<sub>11</sub>]<sup>−</sup>: demonstration of remarkable hydride affinity
Sebastian Günther, Chun‐I Lee, Ellen Song, Nattamai Bhuvanesh, Oleg V. Ozerov
Abstract
Hexakis( meta -fluoro)substituted triphenylmethyl cation (F 6 Tr + ) was isolated with a carborane partner anion. Its significantly higher hydride affinity compared to the parent (Tr + ) allows it to abstract hydrides from a variety of C(sp 3 )–H bonds.
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HydrideChemistryPhotochemistryMedicinal chemistryComputational chemistryOrganic chemistryHydrogenBoron Compounds in ChemistryOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryCrystallography and molecular interactions