Unexpected metal ion-assisted transformations leading to unexplored bridging ligands in NiII coordination chemistry: the case of PO3F2− group†
Abstract
The initial ‘accidental’, metal ion-assisted hydrolysis of PF6− to PO3F2− has been evolved in a systematic investigation of the bridging affinity of the latter group in NiII/oximate chemistry; mono-, di- and trinuclear complexes have been prepared and confirmed both the rich reactivity of PO3F2− and its potential for further use as bridging ligand in high-nuclearity 3d-metal cluster chemistry.