Tris(4-bromophenyl)ammoniumyl hexachloroantimonate is the

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with the formula 4-BrC₆H₄)₃NbCl₆. Commonly known as magic blue, it is the hexachloroantimonate salt of an amine radical cation. It is a blue solid that reacts with many solvents but is soluble in acetonitrile. The compound is a popular oxidizing agent in organic and organometallic chemistry, with a reduction potential of 0.67 V versus

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/ferrocenium ( acetonitrile solution) or 0.70 V versus

/ferrocenium (

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solution). The structure of the cation consists of a three-bladed propeller structure with a planar amine. It is nearly identical to the parent triphenylamine. The weakly coordinating anion is , which is octahedral.

Related compounds

*Magic green, tris(2,4-dibromophenyl)ammoniumyl hexachloroantimonate,

References

{{reflist Amines Free radicals Bromoarenes Antimony(V) compounds Oxidizing agents Chlorometallates