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Beryllium triflates: synthesis and structure of BeL2(OTf)2 (L=H2O, THF, nBu2O)

  • Matthias Müller and Magnus R. Buchner EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: March 18, 2020
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Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials
From the journal Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials Volume 235 Issue 8-9

Abstract

Beryllium and BeCl2 were treated with trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and trimethylsilyltriflate, respectively to form beryllium triflates BeL2(OTf)2 (L=H2O, THF, nBu2O). The Be–O atomic distances (1.605–1.635 Å) between Be2+ and the triflate anions in solid state are the shortest known distances of this kind in a metal triflate yet. Attempts to remove the solvate molecules led to the decomposition of the obtained compounds.

Keywords: beryllium; triflate; trifluoromethanesulfonic acid

Dedication to: Professor Ulrich Müller on the occasion of his 80th birthday

Acknowledgment

M.R.B. thanks Prof. F. Kraus for moral and financial support as wells as the provision of laboratory space. The DFG is gratefully acknowledged for financial support (BU2725/5-1; BU2725/8-1).

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The online version of this article offers supplementary material (https://doi.org/10.1515/zkri-2020-0016).

Received: 2020-02-14
Accepted: 2020-02-27
Published Online: 2020-03-18
Published in Print: 2020-09-25

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Keywords for this article
beryllium; triflate; trifluoromethanesulfonic acid

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  6. The crystal structures of α-Rb7Sb3Br16, α- and β-Tl7Bi3Br16 and their relationship to close packings of spheres
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