Triphenyl[(triphenylphosphoranylidene)amino]phosphonium tetra-kis-(penta-fluoro-phen-yl)borate

Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2013 Jan 1;69(Pt 1):o87. doi: 10.1107/S1600536812049914. Epub 2012 Dec 15.

Abstract

In the title molecular salt, C36H30NP2(+)·C24BF20(-), the P-N bond lengths in the cation are equal [1.573 (2) and 1.572 (2) Å], indicating a resonance structure and the P-N-P bond angle is 144.79 (12)°. In the crystal, weak C-H⋯F interactions link the cations and the anions.