The [B3(NN)3](+) and [B3(CO)3](+) Complexes Featuring the Smallest π-Aromatic Species B3(+)

Jiaye Jin; Guanjun Wang; Mingfei Zhou; Diego M Andrada; Markus Hermann; Gernot Frenking

doi:10.1002/anie.201509826

The [B3(NN)3](+) and [B3(CO)3](+) Complexes Featuring the Smallest π-Aromatic Species B3(+)

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2016 Feb 5;55(6):2078-82. doi: 10.1002/anie.201509826. Epub 2016 Jan 6.

Authors

Jiaye Jin¹, Guanjun Wang¹, Mingfei Zhou², Diego M Andrada³, Markus Hermann³, Gernot Frenking⁴

Affiliations

¹ Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
² Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China. mfzhou@fudan.edu.cn.
³ Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, 35043, Marburg, Germany.
⁴ Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, 35043, Marburg, Germany. frenking@chemie.uni-marburg.de.

PMID: 26836340
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201509826

Abstract

We report the spectroscopic identification of the [B3 (NN)3](+) and [B3 (CO)3](+) complexes, which feature the smallest π-aromatic system B3 (+). A quantum chemical bonding analysis shows that the adducts are mainly stabilized by L→[B3 L2 ](+) σ-donation.

Keywords: aromaticity; bonding analysis; coordination chemistry; photodissociation; physical chemistry.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't