Patent ID: 6448447
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B01J,C07C,C07F

Abstract:
A compound of the formula:MxQy, whereineach M is independently a cation, provided at least one M is a reactive cation selected from the group consisting of silver cation, aluminum cation, silylium cation, ammonium cation, protonated arene, and triaryl carbocation; Q is a fluorinated polyhedral borate moiety selected from the group consisting of a monoheteroborate and an aminoborate which comprises a polyhedral borane having an amino group covalently attached to a single boron atom, provided when Q is a monoheteroborate then M is an aluminum cation; x is an absolute value of the oxidation state of Q; and y is an absolute value of the oxidation state of M.