The Lewis acidity scale of boron trihalides BX3 (X=F, Cl, Br, I) and character of the boron-halogen bonds have been studied by means of DV-Xa approach. Present results show that the acid strength of boron trihalides i...The Lewis acidity scale of boron trihalides BX3 (X=F, Cl, Br, I) and character of the boron-halogen bonds have been studied by means of DV-Xa approach. Present results show that the acid strength of boron trihalides increases in the order BF3<BCl3<BBr3<BI3, in excellent agreement with experiments. Based on boron-halogen bonding character, the valence of boron atom in boron compounds can be considered as equal to five instead of three which seems to be more reasonable.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘The Lewis acidity scale of boron trihalides BX3 (X=F, Cl, Br, I) and character of the boron-halogen bonds have been studied by means of DV-Xa approach. Present results show that the acid strength of boron trihalides increases in the order BF3<BCl3<BBr3<BI3, in excellent agreement with experiments. Based on boron-halogen bonding character, the valence of boron atom in boron compounds can be considered as equal to five instead of three which seems to be more reasonable.
