Fluorinated ligands and their effects on physical properties and chemical reactivity
Fluorinated ligands and their effects on physical properties and chemical reactivity
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氟化配体及其对物理性质和化学反应性的影响
DOI:
10.1039/d3dt90082g
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发表时间:
2023
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4
通讯作者:
Dias, H. V.
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作者:
Doerrer, Linda H.;Dias, H. V.
We are pleased to welcome Dalton Transactions readers to this spotlight collection on Fluorinated Ligands. Fluorine is the most electronegative element in the periodic table (3.98 on the Pauling scale) and has a remarkably high reduction potential (2.87 V). The van der Waals and covalent radii of fluorine are quite short (ranked third, only after the first-row elements hydrogen and helium), making it unusually small for its atomic number. Although the homonuclear bond in F2 is particularly reactive, some heteronuclear bonds involving fluorine such as B–F, Si–F, and C–F are remarkably stable. The combined effects of these features on fluorine-containing molecules, especially those involving fluorinated ligands and anions, are often unmatched by any other element. In fact, metal complexes of fluorinated supporting ligands in comparison to their non-fluorinated, hydrocarbon counterparts usually display relatively high thermal and oxidative stability, volatility, as well as unique reactivity profiles. They are also ideal for applications in fluorousbiphase media and supercritical CO2. Fluorine-containing anions are among the weakest donors known. Our aim is to illustrate the unique effects fluorinated ligands often have on physical properties and chemical reactivity of metal complexes through contributions by leading researchers to Dalton Transactions. Assembled in this spotlight collection are a potpourri of papers that show the exciting s, p, d, and f-block chemistry involving fluorine currently underway in laboratories around the world. In this collection, the s-block chemistry focuses on the heavier group 2 elements. Fluorinated arenes interact with neutral Mg and Ca complexes generating isolable complexes as demonstrated by Hicks et al.(https://doi. org/10.1039/d1dt01532j). Sarazin et al. describes macrocyclic Ca, Sr, and Ba complexes with bis (phenolate) and bis (fluoroalkoxide) functionalization and the effects of Lewis acidity on structures (https://doi. org/10.1039/d0dt02573a).