Exploration of the pentacyano-cyclo-pentadienide ion, C5(CN)5−, as a weakly coordinating anion and potential superacid conjugate base. Silylation and protonation†
Christopher Richardson,Christopher A. Reed
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 02/16/2004 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B316122F
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.
