An ate complex in chemistry is a salt formed by reaction of a Lewis acid with a base whereby the central atom increases its valence [1]. (Note that in this definition the meaning of valence is equivalent to coordination number) Often in chemical nomenclature the phrase ate is suffixed to the element in question. For example, the ate complex of a boron compound is called a borate. Thus trimethylborane and methyllithium react to form the ate compound Me4B-Li+. This concept was introduced by Georg Wittig in 1958 [2][3] The term is usually reserved for the metals of metals in groups 2,11 and 12.[4] Similarly Lewis bases form onium salts
References
- ^ Advanced organic Chemistry, Reactions, mechanisms and structure 3ed. Jerry March ISBN 0-471-85472-7
- ^ G. Wittig (1958). "Komplexbildung und Reaktivität in der metallorganischen Chemie". Angewandte Chemie 70 (3): 65. doi:.
- ^ Wittig, Georg (1966). "The role of ate complexes as reaction-determining intermediates". Quarterly Reviews, Chemical Society 20: 191. doi:..
- ^ Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry, 1994, John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 0471936200
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