Synthesis and crystal structure of cis-[)Ph}2]-[BF4][B2F7]. Unexpected formation and first structural characterisation of the heptafluorodiborate anion B2F7−
摘要:
The reaction of cis-[activated Pd{Ph2PCH = C(O)Ph}2] (1) with HBF4/H2O instantly leads to the formation of the cationic complex cis-[activated Pd{Ph2PCH2C(O)Ph}2][BF4]2. When 1 was treated with commercial BF3.Et2O, containing HBF4 as an impurity, the related compound cis-[activated Pd{Ph2PCH2C(O)Ph}2][BF4][B2F7] (2) was formed. The structure of 2 was determined by an X-ray diffraction study. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, P2(1)2(1)2(1) space group, Z = 4, cell dimensions: a = 16.474(4), b = 19.007(5), c = 12.932(4) angstrom V = 4049.3 angstrom 3, final R = 0.030. The two chelating phosphines define puckered five membered metallocycles characterised by PCH2 carbon atoms lying significantly out of the metal coordination plane (-0.617(7) angstrom for C1 and +0.779(7) angstrom for C21). This study establishes the first structural data for the B2F7- anion: the value of the B-F(bridge) -B angle is 128.1(7)-degrees. The values of the B-F(bridge) bond lengths (1.50(1) and 1.51(1) angstrom) are significantly longer than the other B-F bonds (1.34-1.39 angstrom).