Coordination Chemistry at Boron: Reactivity, Electronic Structure, and Optical Properties Studies Across the Main Group

Coordination Chemistry at Boron: Reactivity, Electronic Structure, and Optical Properties Studies Across the Main Group Frey, Nathan C. Boron, owing to its vacant pz orbital, has historically enabled the synthesis of diverse Lewis acid-base adducts. The research herein focuses on the structure, bonding, and reactivity of a range of Lewis base-stabilized neutral, cationic, radical, and anionic boron-containing systems. The utilization of various Lewis basic ligands, such as N- heterocyclic carben