Fluoride Anion Complexation by a Triptycene-Based Distiborane: Taking Advantage of a Weak but Observable C-HF Interaction. Academic Article

abstract

• Fluoride anion complexation impacts a number of areas ranging from sensing to nucleophilic fluorination chemistry. Described here is a new bidentate Lewis acid consisting of two stiborane units connected by a 1,8-triptycenediyl backbone. This neutral derivative captures fluoride with an unprecedented affinity for a neutral, water-compatible Lewis acid. Structural, spectroscopic and computational studies demonstrate that fluoride anion binding is assisted by the formation of a C-HF hydrogen bond which involves a methine group of the 1,8-triptycenediyl backbone.

authors

• Gabbai, Francois

published proceedings

• Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

altmetric score

• 1

author list (cited authors)

• Chen, C., & Gabbai, F. P.

citation count

• 59

complete list of authors

• Chen, Chang-Hong||Gabbaiï, François P

publication date

• February 2017

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Angewandte Chemie International Edition  Journal

keywords

• Antimony
• Fluoride
• Hydrogen Bonds
• Lewis Acids
• Molecular Recognition

PubMed Central ID

• 28067453

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/anie.201611009

start page

• 1799

end page

• 1804

volume

• 56

issue

• 7

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%2Fanie.201611009