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Borane triethylamine reacts with lithium triphenylsilanide or lithium tert-butyldiphenylsilanide with formation of lithium (triphenylsilyl)trihydridoborate or lithium (tert-butyldiphenylsilyl)trihydridoborate. Complexation of the lithium cation with various ligands allows the isolation of compounds 1, 2a, and 2b. Trimethoxyborane reacts with lithium trimethylsilanide to form lithium tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)borate 3 and lithium tris(trimethylsilyl)methylborate 4. Mixed single crystals of 3 and 4 show an unexpected coordination of the lithium cation due to the lack of any supporting donor molecule. All silylborates exhibit short Si–B bond lengths compared to tricoordinated silylboranes.
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