Group 10 and 11 Metal Boratranes (Ni, Pd, Pt, CuCl, AgCl, AuCl, and Au + ) Derived from a Triphosphine−Borane

The ambiphilic triphosphine-borane ligand 1 {TPB = [o-iPr2P-(C6H4)3B} readily coordinates to all group 10 and 11 metals to afford a complete series of metal boratranes (TPB)[M] 2-8 (2: M = Ni, 3: M = Pd, 4: M = Pt, 5: M = CuCl, 6: M = AgCl, 7: M = AuCl, 8: M = Au+). Spectroscopic and structural char... View More