Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 24, 2025

From Molecules to Materials: Engineering New Ionic Liquid Crystals Through Halogen Bonding
Published on: March 24, 2018
Construction of Boron Difluoride Complexes with Asymmetric N,N'-Bidentate Ligands
Mengna Zhao1, Fangqin Ren1, Yifeng Zhou1
1College of Life Science, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Abstract:
Boron difluoride (BF2) complexes with asymmetrical N,N'-bidentate ligands have received increasing attention due to their fascinating properties and broad applications. They are generally constructed in two steps: ligand formation, followed by boron complexation. This review focuses on categorizing these BF2 complexes based on the key synthetic strategies that have been applied in the ligand formation steps. The post-functionalization, properties and applications of different types of BF2 complexes are presented. Their challenges and opportunities are also discussed. This should help the future rational design and synthesis of BF2 complexes with intriguing properties and practical applications.
More Related Videos
19:58Palladium N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: Synthesis from Benzimidazolium Salts and Catalytic Activity in Carbon-carbon Bond-forming Reactions
Published on: July 30, 2017
10:10Application of Elemental Lanthanides in the Selective C-F Activation of Trifluoromethylated Benzofulvenes Providing Access to Various Difluoroalkenes
Published on: July 28, 2018
Related Concept Videos
Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals I
Exceptions to the Octet Rule
Valence Bond Theory
VSEPR Theory and the Effect of Lone Pairs
Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals II
VSEPR Theory and the Basic Shapes