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Why is BCl (sub)3 a stronger Lewis acid with respect to strong bases than BF (sub)3?

Authors :
Bessac, Fabienne
Frenking, Gernot
Source :
Inorganic Chemistry. Dec 1, 2003, Vol. 42 Issue 24, 7990-7994
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

Research has been conducted on Cl (sub)3 B-NH (sub)3 and F (sub)3 B-NH (sub)3 complexes. The authors have calculated bond dissociation energies and geometries of these complexes via the use of density functional theory, and they report that the calculations show a larger bond dissociation energy for Cl (sub)3 B-NH (sub)3 than for F (sub)3 B-NH (sub)3.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00201669
Volume :
42
Issue :
24
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Inorganic Chemistry
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.112006984