Complexes of group 13 element perfluorinated derivatives E(C6F5)3 (E = Al, Ga, In) with pyridine (Py) were synthesized and structurally characterized for the first time. Volatility and thermal stability of complexes was studied using mass-spectrometry, tenzimetry, TGA, and drop-calorimetry methods. Heating of complexes results in elimination of pentafluorobenzene, indicating E-C bond rupture. Thermodynamic characteristics of gaseous complexes and transition states for C6F4, HF and C6F5H elimination were obtained using quantum chemical methods. Possible mechanisms for the thermal decomposition of complexes are proposed on the basis of experimental and computational data.

Original languageEnglish
Article number121909
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume948
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2021

    Scopus subject areas

  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

    Research areas

  • DFT computations, Group 13 tris(pentafluorophenyl) Lewis acids, Pyridine, Structure, Thermal stability, POLYMERS, THERMOCHEMISTRY, TRIHALIDES, REACTIVITY, FRUSTRATED LEWIS PAIRS, POLYMERIZATION, ELEMENTS, CHEMISTRY, ALCL3-PYRIDINE ADDUCTS, DERIVATIVES

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