Synthesis of [(3,4,5‐F<sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>)(4‐<sup><i>n</i></sup>BuC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>C][HCB<sub>11</sub>Cl<sub>11</sub>]: A Much More Soluble Version of the Trityl Cation with Slightly Higher Lewis Acidity
A new triarylmethyl cation (*Tr + ), designed to closely mimic Ph 3 C + in reactivity, has been prepared as a [HCB 11 Cl 11 ] − salt. *Tr + very slightly exceeds the Lewis acidity of Ph 3 C + in chloride and hydride transfer reactions, but possesses two orders of magnitude higher solubility in organic solvents of low polarity.
Authors
- Oleg V. Ozerov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5627-1120)
- Jack P. Raker
Institutions
- Texas A&M University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202500087
- Primary Topic
- Boron Compounds in Chemistry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Office of Science
- Basic Energy Sciences