Crystal structure of bis-(3-bromo-mesit-yl)(quino-lin-1-ium-8-yl)boron(III) tribromide.

The title compound, C27H26.82BBr2.18N(+)·Br3 (-), is a cationic tri-aryl-borane isolated as its tribromide salt. The aryl substituents include a protonated 8-quinolyl group and two 3-bromo-mesityl groups. The mol-ecule was prepared on combination of 3:1 Br2 and dimesit-yl(quinolin-8-yl)borane in hexa-nes. The refinement of the structure indicated a degree of 'over-bromination' (beyond two bromine atoms) for the cation. There are two tribromide ions in the asymmetric unit, both completed by crystallographic inversion symmetry.