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Potassium trispyrazolylborate

Potassium trispyrazolylborate, commonly abbreviated KTp, is the potassium salt with the formula :. This salt is the source of the trispyrazolylborate ligand.

KTp is a white crystalline solid that is soluble in polar solvents, alcohols, and water. The synthesis of KTp involves potassium borohydride and pyrazole without a solvent.

The tris(pyrazolyl)borate forms octahedral coordination compounds with the formula M[Tp]<sub>2</sub> with first row transition metals. KTp also forms 1:1 complexes, for example it can be converted to K[TpMo(CO)<sub>3</sub>];

When K[TpMo(CO)<sub>3</sub>] is treated with butyl nitrite it yields the neutral orange complex TpMo(CO)<sub>2</sub>NO.

K[TpMo(CO)<sub>3</sub>]+ BuONO→TpMo(CO)<sub>2</sub>NO+CO+KOBu

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