Affiliations: School of Chemistry, Monash University, VIC 3800,
Australia
Note: [] Corresponding author: Cameron Jones, School of Chemistry, PO Box
23, Monash University, VIC, 3800, Australia. E-mail:
cameron.jones@sci.monash.edu.au
Abstract: Reactions of lithium salts of the bulky guanidinate ligands,
[ArNC(NR_{2})NAr]^{-}
(R=C_{6}H_{11}
(Giso^{-}) or Pr^{i}
(Priso^{-})) with BBr_{3} have given the
neutral complexes [Br_{2}B(Giso)] and
[Br_{2}B(Priso)]. The reaction of
[Br_{2}B(Giso)] with GaBr_{3} led to
bromide abstraction and the formation of the ion separate salt,
[BrB(Giso)][GaBr_{4}]. All compounds have been
spectroscopically and crystallographically characterized.
