Issue 6, 2004
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Chemical Communications

Exploration of the pentacyano-cyclo-pentadienide ion, C5(CN)5−, as a weakly coordinating anion and potential superacid conjugate base. Silylation and protonation†

Christopher Richardsona  and  Christopher A. Reed*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0403, United States
E-mail: chris.reed@ucr.edu
Fax: 909-787-2027
Tel: 909-787-5197

Abstract

The reportedly unprotonatable pentacyano-cyclo-pentadienide ion, C5(CN)5−, can be protonated and silylated at the cyano N atom using electrophilic reagents derived from weakly coordinating carborane anions.

Graphical abstract: Exploration of the pentacyano-cyclo-pentadienide ion, C5(CN)5−, as a weakly coordinating anion and potential superacid conjugate base. Silylation and protonation

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B316122F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Dec 2003
Accepted
16 Jan 2004
First published
16 Feb 2004

Chem. Commun., 2004, 706-707

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Exploration of the pentacyano-cyclo-pentadienide ion, C5(CN)5−, as a weakly coordinating anion and potential superacid conjugate base. Silylation and protonation

C. Richardson and C. A. Reed, Chem. Commun., 2004, 706 DOI: 10.1039/B316122F

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