Synthesis, crystal structure and Hirshfeld analysis of triphenylphosphine–(4-bromophenyl)borane

Abstract

The title compound, alternatively called (4-bromophenyl)dihydrido(triphenylphosphanyl)boron, C24H21BBrP, crystallizes in the space group P-1 with one symmetry-independent molecule in the asymmetric unit. The B and P atoms both adopt the expected tetrahedral geometry. A possible intramolecular B-Hδ-...δ+H-C dihydrogen bond exists between an arene group on phosphorus and the borane center. In the solid state, the title molecule is connected to its neighbors by intermolecular C-H...π interactions, with the arene rings on the P atom acting as hydrogen-bond donors and the arene ring of the borane acting as the acceptor. Hirshfeld analysis supports the existence of these interactions, as well as weak Br...Br interactions between neighboring molecules.