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We report on the synthesis and characterization of mixed pnictogenylboranes. The substitution of the Lewis base SMe2 in (OC)5W–PH2BH2–SMe2 (2) by different pnictogenylboranes ER2BH2–LB (E=P, As, Sb) leads to the Lewis acid/base stabilized butane analogue (OC)5W–PH2BH2ER2BH2–LB (3 a, b: E=P; R=H, SiMe3; LB=NMe3; 4 a, b: E=As; R=H, SiMe3; LB=NMe3; 5: E=Sb; R=SiMe3; LB=NHCMe). All of these compounds were characterized by single-crystal X-ray structure analysis, mass spectrometry, NMR, and IR spectroscopy. In addition, the very unstable phosphanylborane chain PH2BH2PH2BH2–NMe3 (1) was synthesized. DFT calculations provide insight into the thermodynamics of these reactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12783-12787
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume56
Issue number41
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

    Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Chemistry(all)

    Research areas

  • antimony, arsenic, boron, molecular chains, phosphorus

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