University of Lethbridge
Lewis-acid behaviour of neutral and cationic fluoridotungsten(V) and (VI) complexes
Abstract
The Lewis-behaviour of WF6 towards pyridine and derivatives thereof has been reinvestigated in detail. The stability of WF6 towards main-group donor ligands has been exploited to develop synthetic routes to numerous complexes of W(NC6F5)F4, [WF5]+, WF5, and [WF4]+ with F– and/or neutral N- and P-donor ligands. The isolation of such species has allowed for fundamental explorations of tungsten-based Lewis acids and weakly coordinating anions, the F–-donating and oxidising characteristics of the transition-metal hexafluorides, and the preparation of robust tungsten(V) complexes derived from thermodynamically unstable WF5. The investigation of structure, bonding, and chemistry in these unique systems was undertaken using a combination of crystallographic, spectroscopic, and computational techniques, exemplifying the structural diversity found in hepta- and octacoordinate tungsten(V) and (VI) complexes.
Author and committee
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- Turnbull, Douglas
- University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
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- hdl:10133/5804
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- oai:opus.uleth.ca:10133/5804