MCl2Molecules (M = Zn, Cd, Hg) Coordinated by Trifunctional E/P2-Based FLPs (E = Ga, In): Chelating Coordination of the Metal Atoms and Activation of M–Cl Bonds by E–Cl Interactions
Abstract:Two equivalents of
the phosphinylvinyl Grignard reagent Mes2PC[MgCl(THF)2] CHPh (2) reacted
with MeGaCl2, EtGaCl2, or MeInCl2 by salt elimination and formation of the frustrated Lewis pairs 4–6, which have two Lewis basic P atoms
in their molecular backbones. These FLPs coordinated and solubilized
MCl2 compounds (M = Zn, Cd, Hg) by the chelating coordination
of the Zn, Cd, or Hg atoms with phosphorus. The interaction of one
Cl atom with the Lewis acidic Ga or In atoms resulted in the formation
of norbornane … Show more
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