As part of our interest in anion binding platforms, we now report the synthesis and structure of a neutral distibora[1.1]ferrocenophane, which behaves as a bidentate Lewis acid as demonstrated by its ability to chelate a fluoride anion. This bonding mode, confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction, is associated with a fluoride ion affinity of 346 kJ mol−1.
![Graphical abstract: Fluoride ion chelation via pnictogen bonding using a distibora[1.1]ferrocenophane](/en/Image/Get?imageInfo.ImageType=GA&imageInfo.ImageIdentifier.ManuscriptID=D5CC06492A&imageInfo.ImageIdentifier.Year=2026)
A. Thakur, B. L. Murphy, Y. Jiang, N. Bhuvanesh and F. P. Gabbaï, Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D5CC06492A
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