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Chem. Commun., 2007, 1133 - 1135, DOI: 10.1039/b616814k

Fluoride ion complexation by a cationic borane in aqueous solution

Min Hyung Lee, Tomohiro Agou, Junji Kobayashi, Takayuki Kawashima and François P. Gabbaï

The phosphonium borane [p-Mes2B(C6H4)PMePh2]+ complexes fluoride in water containing 10% methanol with a binding constant of 1.0(±0.1) × 103 M–1 to afford the zwitterion p-Mes2FB(C6H4)PMePh2.

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