Issue 4, 2013

Medium and high oxidation state metal/non-metal fluoride and oxide–fluoride complexes with neutral donor ligands

Abstract

While most high and medium oxidation state (O.S. ≥ 3) metal and non-metal fluorides and oxide fluorides are strong Lewis acids, exploration of their coordination chemistry with neutral ligands has been limited and mostly non-systematic. This is despite the very different properties conferred on the acceptor centre by the small electronegative fluoride ligands compared to the heavier halides. This article sets out these key differences, discusses possible synthetic routes, the key characterisation techniques, and appropriate bonding models. Current knowledge of the coordination chemistry of d, f and p-block fluorides and oxide fluorides with neutral ligands (with donor atoms drawn from Groups 15 and 16 and including N-heterocyclic carbenes) is then presented and discussed, and the differences in properties compared to complexes containing the heavier halides are illustrated. The emphasis is on work published post 1990, but earlier work is also included as essential background and where no more recent information exists. Attention is drawn to unexplored areas meriting investigation and to possible applications of these complexes.

Graphical abstract: Medium and high oxidation state metal/non-metal fluoride and oxide–fluoride complexes with neutral donor ligands

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
16 Jul 2012
First published
26 Sep 2012

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013,42, 1460-1499

Medium and high oxidation state metal/non-metal fluoride and oxide–fluoride complexes with neutral donor ligands

S. L. Benjamin, W. Levason and G. Reid, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013, 42, 1460 DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35263J

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