Computational Insights on Periodicity in Bonding and Lewis Acidity and Basicity of the p-Block Trispyrazolylborate Complexes.

Prakash, R and Mohamed, A and Jemmis, ED and Venugopal, A (2022) Computational Insights on Periodicity in Bonding and Lewis Acidity and Basicity of the p-Block Trispyrazolylborate Complexes. In: European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry .

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Abstract

Hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate ligands are a popular class of ligands to stabilize both Lewis acidic and Lewis basic main group compounds. In this work we analyze the low-valent group 13–15 compounds of hydrotris(3,5-dimethyl-pyrazolyl)borate ligand, [Tp*E]x, 1–15 (E=group 13 element, x=0; E=group 14 element, x=1+; E=group 15 element, x=2+) based on density functional theory. A periodic increment in intrinsic Lewis acidity is observed down the group due to increased E−N bond polarization towards nitrogen, resulting in lower energy secondary binding sites. However, global Lewis acidity measures in terms of FIA and IIA indicate the dependency on the choice of the nucleophile. In general, this study underscores the potential of the Tp* ligand in stabilizing the reactive low-valent p-block elements.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons Inc
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Keywords:	Hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate; Lewis acids; Lewis bases; Low-valent compounds; Main group elements; Periodicity
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited:	05 Jan 2023 06:45
Last Modified:	05 Jan 2023 06:45
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/78739

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