Table 1. Comparison of the 11B and 19F NMR spectral resonances of boron and fluorine atoms and the O–B bond distances in compounds 1–6 and 10 with B(C6F5)3 and other related compounds of group 13–14 elements with an M O → B(C6F5)3 moiety(s) (M = Ge, Si, Al, B).
S. no. | Compound | 11B NMR chemical shift (ppm) | 19F NMR chemical shift (ppm) | O–B bond length (Å) | Reference |
1 | Germanone, (i-Bu)2ATIGe(i-Pr)(O) → B(C6F5)3 (IV) | –4.52 a | (–134, –161, and –166) a | 1.473(4) | 10 |
2 | Silaaldehyde, L′Si(H) O → B(C6F5)3 (VIII) | –4.70 b | (–132, –162, and –165) b | 1.503(3) | 12g |
3 | Silaformyl chloride, IPr·SiH(Cl) O → B(C6F5)3 (IX) | –5.28 c | (–134, –163, and –168) c | 1.492(3) | 12c |
4 | Silaacid anhydride, [{PhC(t-BuN)2}Si{ O→B(C6F5)3}O–Si(H) { O→B(C6F5)3}(Nt-Bu)(HNt-Bu)CPh] (X) | (–3.99, and –5.46) c | (–134, –135, –164, –165, –167, and –168) c | 1.493(3), and 1.488(3) | 12d |
5 | Monoalumoxane, L*Al O → B(C6F5) (XI) | -4.83 d | (-134, -164, and -166) d | 1.444(3) | 20 |
6 | Boraacid chloride, IPr → B(Cl) O → B(C6F5) (XII) | -2.7 e | (-131, -160, and -165) e | 1.518(3) | 21 |
7 | B(C6F5)3 | –2.30 a | (–127, –143, and –160) a | — | 19 |
8 | Germaacid chloride, (i-Bu)2ATIGe(O)(Cl) → B(C6F5)3 (1) | –2.46 a | (-133, -159, and -165) a | 1.493(5) | This work |
9 | Germaester, (i-Bu)2ATIGe(O)(OSiPh3) → B(C6F5)3 (2) | –2.61 a | (-132, -160, and -165) a | 1.497(3) | This work |
10 | N-Germaacyl pyrrole, (i-Bu)2ATIGe(O)(NC4H4) → B(C6F5)3 (3) | –2.72 a | (–133, –159, and –165) a | 1.494(6) | This work |
11 | Germaynone, (i-Bu)2ATIGe(O)(CCPh) → B(C6F5)3 (4) | –2.79 a | (–133, –161, and –165) a | 1.489(4) | This work |
12 | Germaester, (i-Bu)2ATIGe(O)(Ot-Bu) → B(C6F5)3 (5) | –2.44 a | (–132, –160, and –165) a | 1.505(3) and 1.502(3) | This work |
13 | Germanone, (i-Bu)2ATIGe(O)(Ph) → B(C6F5)3 (6) | –3.12 a | (–133, –160, and –165) a | 1.481(3) | This work |
14 | Germaacyl thioester, (i-Bu)2ATIGe(O)(SPh) → B(C6F5)3 (10) | –2.73 a | (–133, –160, and –165) a | 1.501(5) | This work |
aIn CDCl3.
bIn CD2Cl2.
cIn THF-d8.
dIn C6D6/THF-d8.
eIn C6D6.