Lithium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate

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Lithium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)­borate
Structural formula of lithium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate
Ball-and-stick model of the component ions of lithium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Lithium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)boranuide
Identifiers
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  • InChI=1S/C24BF20.Li/c26-5-1(6(27)14(35)21(42)13(5)34)25(2-7(28)15(36)22(43)16(37)8(2)29,3-9(30)17(38)23(44)18(39)10(3)31)4-11(32)19(40)24(45)20(41)12(4)33;/q-1;+1 ☒N
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  • InChI=1/C24BF20.Li/c26-5-1(6(27)14(35)21(42)13(5)34)25(2-7(28)15(36)22(43)16(37)8(2)29,3-9(30)17(38)23(44)18(39)10(3)31)4-11(32)19(40)24(45)20(41)12(4)33;/q-1;+1
    Key: WTTFKRRTEAPVBI-UHFFFAOYAW
  • [Li+].Fc1c(c(F)c(F)c(F)c1F)[B-](c2c(F)c(F)c(F)c(F)c2F)(c3c(F)c(F)c(F)c(F)c3F)c4c(F)c(F)c(F)c(F)c4F
Properties
C24BF20Li
Molar mass 685.98 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lithium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate is the lithium salt of the

weakly coordinating anion (B(C6F5)4)−. Because of its weakly coordinating abilities, lithium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate makes it commercially valuable in the salt form in the catalyst composition for olefin polymerization reactions and in electrochemistry. It is a water-soluble compound. Its anion is closely related to the non-coordinating anion known as BARF. The tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borates have the advantage of operating on a one-to-one stoichiometric basis with Group IV transition metal polyolefin catalysts, unlike methylaluminoxane
(MAO) which may be used in large excess.

Structure and properties

The anion is tetrahedral with B-C bond lengths of approximately 1.65 Angstroms. The salt has only been obtained as the etherate, and the crystallography confirms that four ether (OEt2) molecules are bound to the lithium cation, with Li-O bond lengths of approximately 1.95 Å. The [Li(OEt2)4]+ complex is tetrahedral.

Preparation

The salt was first produced in studies on

Lewis acidic compound. Combining equimolar ether solutions of pentafluorophenyllithium and tris(pentafluorophenyl)boron gives the lithium salt of tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, which precipitates the etherate as a white solid:[1]

(C6F5)3B + Li(C6F5) → [Li(OEt2)3][B(C6F5)4]

Since its discovery, many revised syntheses have been described.[2]

Reactions

Lithium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate is primarily used to prepare cationic

transition metal complexes
:

LiB(C6F5)4) + MLnCl → LiCl + [MLn]B(C6F5)4

LiB(C6F5)4 is converted to the trityl reagent [Ph3C][B(C6F5)4], which is useful activator of Lewis-acid catalysts.[3][4]

Safety

Lithium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate will deflagrate on melting (ca 265 C) giving thick black smoke, even under nitrogen.[5] The mechanism is unknown. Metal tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borates of K and Na decompose vigorously as well.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)80518-5
  2. doi:10.1016/j.ica.2009.09.013
  3. doi:10.1039/b804868a
  4. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(02)01319-0
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  5. ISSN 0020-1693
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  6. PMID 23009026
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  7. PMID 34068755
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