Quadruple bonding between iron and boron in the BFe(CO)3 − complex

Chaoxian Chi; Jia-Qi Wang; Han-Shi Hu; Yang-Yang Zhang; Wan-Lu Li; Luyan Meng; Mingbiao Luo; Mingfei Zhou; Jun Li

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12767-5

Nature Communications (Oct 2019)

Quadruple bonding between iron and boron in the BFe(CO)3 − complex

Chaoxian Chi,
Jia-Qi Wang,
Han-Shi Hu,
Yang-Yang Zhang,
Wan-Lu Li,
Luyan Meng,
Mingbiao Luo,
Mingfei Zhou,
Jun Li

Affiliations

Chaoxian Chi: School of Chemistry, Biological and Materials Sciences, East China University of Technology
Jia-Qi Wang: Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University
Han-Shi Hu: Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University
Yang-Yang Zhang: Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University
Wan-Lu Li: Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University
Luyan Meng: School of Chemistry, Biological and Materials Sciences, East China University of Technology
Mingbiao Luo: School of Chemistry, Biological and Materials Sciences, East China University of Technology
Mingfei Zhou: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University
Jun Li: Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12767-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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While main group elements possess four valence orbitals that are accessible for bonding, quadruple bonding to main group elements is very rarely observed. Here the authors report that boron is able to form four bonding interactions with iron in the BFe(CO)3 - anion complex.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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