Synthesis and Lewis Acidity of Fluorinated Triaryl Borates: data

<p>A series of fluorinated triaryl borates B(OAr^F)₃ (Ar^F = 2-FC₆H₄, 3-FC₆H₄, 4-FC₆H₄, 2,4-F₂C₆H₃, 3,5-F₂C₆H₃, 2,3,4-F₃C₆H₂, 2,4,6-F₃C₆H₂, 3,4,5-F₃C₆H₂) have been prepared and isolated from the reactions of the mono-, di-, or tri-fluorophenol with BCl₃. The Lewis acidity of these borates has been determined by NMR spectroscopic and theoretical methods and compared to their well-established borane counterpart. The dataset includes experimental procedures and compound characterisation. <br></p><p>Reserch results based upon these data are published at https://doi.org/10.1039/D2DT04095F<br></p><p><br></p>