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Synthesis and structure of tritylium salts

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Several tritylium compounds [Ph3C][A] have been isolated by salt metathesis or halide abstraction reactions starting from Ph3C–X (X = halogen) and Lewis acids in good yields (A = BF4, BCl4, AlCl4, GaCl4, PF6, AsF6, SbF6, SbCl6, CHB11H5Cl6, CHB11Cl11, CHB11H5Br6, CF3COO, CF3SO3, N3). The structures of 15 tritylium salts bearing different types of weakly coordinating anions (A−) have been determined. The structures are discussed on the basis of ion pairing versus covalent bond formation and solid-state interactions in comparison with gas-phase data.

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    Alexander Hinz, René Labbow, Fabian Reiß, Axel Schulz, Katharina Sievert & Alexander Villinger

  2. Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V. an der Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany

    Fabian Reiß & Axel Schulz

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Hinz, A., Labbow, R., Reiß, F. et al. Synthesis and structure of tritylium salts. Struct Chem 26, 1641–1650 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11224-015-0638-0

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