Composés d'addition des halogénures de niobium(V) et de tantale(V): II. Stabilité relative des composés des chlorures avec quelques éthers, sulfures et nitriles

Abstract

New NMR methods for the determination of relative stability constants are developed. These methods are used for the study of niobium(V) and tantalum(V) chlorides adducts with series of ethers, sulfides, and nitriles. The relative stabilities of nitriles adducts are controlled by electronic factors; however for the ethers and sulfides adducts the steric factors are more important. The sulfides adducts with NbCl₅ and TaCl₅ are more stable than the ethers adducts. NbCl₅ is a weaker Lewis acid than TaCl₅ towards ethers and nitriles; it has also a softer behaviour.