Macropolyhedral boron-containing cluster chemistry: The reaction of syn-B18H22 with SMe2 and I-2 in monoglyme: Structure of [7-(SMe2)-syn-B18H20]

Abstract

The reaction of B10H14 with two-electron ligands L to give L2B10H12 is not mimicked by B18H22. Instead, an oxidizing agent is required to introduce a ligand onto the {B-18} skeleton.

Keywords

• borane cluster
• macropolyhedral
• ligand addition
• X-ray structure
• oxidative addition of ligand
• ligand-borane complex
• fused clusters
• valence structures
• crystal
• icosahedron