Donor–Acceptor Complexes of Normal and Abnormal N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes with Group 13 (B, Al, Ga) Elements: A Combined DFT and Atoms‐in‐Molecules Study

Abstract

Donor–acceptor bonds in the complexes of normal and abnormal N-heterocyclic carbenes with tricoordinate group 13 elements (B, Al and Ga) have been studied by quantum chemistry. The substituents attached to the group 13 atoms are found to have a profound effect on the strengths of the donor–acceptor bonds.