Lewis acidic behavior of fluorinated organomercurials Academic Article

abstract

• Owing to their unusual Lewis acidic properties, the coordination chemistry of fluorinated organomercurials is attracting increasing interest. In this review, the authors focus on the synthesis, structures, and properties of neutral Lewis adducts involving fluorinated organomercurials such as (CF 3) 2Hg, (C 6F 5)HgCl, (C 6F 5) 2Hg, and [(o-C 6F 4)Hg] 3. While most of these organomercurials form adducts with common Lewis basic organic substrates, [(o-C 6F 4)Hg] 3 also interacts with aromatic hydrocarbons, alkynes, N-heterocycles, and metallocenes to form -complexes. In some cases, this complexation mode results in the formation of supramolecules with unusual luminescence properties or microporosity. 2007 American Chemical Society.

authors

• Gabbai, Francois

published proceedings

• ORGANOMETALLICS

author list (cited authors)

• Taylor, T. J., Burress, C. N., & Gabbai, F. P.

citation count

• 88

complete list of authors

• Taylor, Thomas J||Burress, Charlotte N||Gabbaii, Franqois P

publication date

• October 2007

publisher

• American Chemical Society (ACS)  Publisher

keywords

• 34 Chemical Sciences
• 3402 Inorganic Chemistry

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1021/om070125d

start page

• 5252

end page

• 5263

volume

• 26

issue

• 22

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om070125d