Abstract
The first examples of ionic liquids based on borenium cations, [BCl2L](+), are reported. These compounds form highly Lewis acidic liquids under solvent-free conditions. Their acidity was quantified by determining the Gutmann acceptor number (AN). Extremely high ANs were recorded (up to AN=182, delta(31P)=120 ppm), demonstrating that these borenium ionic liquids are the strongest Lewis superacids reported to date, with the acidity enhanced by the ionic liquid environment.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 14970-14973 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie International Edition |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 49 |
| Early online date | 23 Oct 2015 |
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| Publication status | Published - 01 Dec 2015 |
Keywords
- borenium cations
- boron
- Group 13 elements
- ionic liquids
- Lewis acids