Syntheses and structures of new luminescent B (III) complexes: BPh 2 (2-(2-pyridyl) naphtho [b] imidazole) and BF 2 (2-(2-pyridyl) naphtho [b] imidazole)
A novel chelating ligand, 2-(2-pyridyl) naphtho [b] imidazole (PNI) has been synthesized and structurally characterized. The PNI molecule reacts readily with BPh3 and BF3 to form BPh2 (2-(2-pyridyl) naphtho [b] imidazole)(1) and BF2 (2-(2-pyridyl) naphtho [b] imidazole)(2), respectively. The structures of PNI and 1 were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction, while that 2 by spectroscopic methods. The structure of 1 reveals that the boron center is ...