Oxygen-Bridged Ga2 (Et)3 (OTeF5 )3 and the Weakly Coordinating Anions [Ga(Et)(OTeF5 )3 ]- and [Ga(OTeF5 )4 ]

Chemistry. 2019 Aug 6;25(44):10441-10449. doi: 10.1002/chem.201901651. Epub 2019 Jul 8.

Abstract

Salts of the weakly coordinating anions [Ga(OTeF5 )4 ]- as well as [Ga(Et)(OTeF5 )3 ]- and the neutral Ga2 (Et)3 (OTeF5 )3 were synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Ga2 (Et)3 (OTeF5 )3 was formed by treating GaEt3 with pentafluoroorthotelluric acid (HOTeF5 ) and reacted with PPh4 Cl and CPh3 Cl to [PPh4 ][Ga(Et)(OTeF5 )3 ] and [CPh3 ][Ga(Et)(OTeF5 )3 ]. In contrast, Ag[Ga(OTeF5 )4 ] was prepared from AgOTeF5 and GaCl3 and was used as a versatile starting material for further reactions. Starting with Ag[Ga(OTeF5 )4 ] the substrates [PPh4 ][Ga(OTeF5 )4 ] and [CPh3 ][Ga(OTeF5 )4 ] were formed from PPh4 Cl and CPh3 Cl.

Keywords: gallium; p-block elements; pentafluoroorthotellurate; quantum chemical calculations; weakly coordinating anions.