Potassium trispyrazolylborate
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Potassium trispyrazolylborate, commonly abbreviated KTp, is the potassium salt with the formula :KHB(C3N2H3)3. This salt is the source of the trispyrazolylborate ligand.[1]
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Potassium tri(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)boranuide | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.203.487 |
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C9H10BKN6 | |
Molar mass | 252.13 g·mol−1 |
Melting point | 188 to 189 °C (370 to 372 °F; 461 to 462 K)[1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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KTp is a white crystalline solid that is soluble in polar solvents, alcohols, and water. The synthesis of KTp involves potassium borohydride and pyrazole without a solvent.[2]
- KBH4 + 3 C3N2H4 → KHB(C3N2H3)3 + 3 H2
The tris(pyrazolyl)borate forms octahedral coordination compounds with the formula M[Tp]2 with first row transition metals. KTp also forms 1:1 complexes, for example it can be converted to K[TpMo(CO)3];
- KTp + Mo(CO)6→K[TpMo(CO)3] + 3 CO
When K[TpMo(CO)3] is treated with butyl nitrite it yields the neutral orange complex TpMo(CO)2NO.[3]
- K[TpMo(CO)3]+ BuONO→TpMo(CO)2NO+CO+KOBu