Synthesis and structure of 3-Fluorenyl-3-cobalta-l,2-dicarba-closo- nonaborane(ll), 3-(η5-C13H9) -3,1,2-closo-CoC2B9H11

Zoë G. Lewis*, Alan J. Welch

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Abstract

C15H20B9Co, Mr = 356.55, orthorhombic, P212121, a = 8.759 (3), b = 13.037 (3), c = 15.366 (4) A, V= 1754.7 (8)Å3, Z = 4, D x = 1.349 Mg m-3, Mo Kα, ,λ = 0.71069 Å μ = 0.94 mm-1, F(000) = 728, T = 291 (1) K, R = 0.0793 for 1930 independent observed reflections. The (staggered) conformation of the fluorenyl ligand relative to the metal-bonded C2B 3 face of the carbaborane is such that one pair of junction C atoms is trans to a B-B connectivity, the other being trans to a B-C connectivity. This conformation is shown to be the optimum by analysis of the results from molecular orbital calculations on a model compound.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)53-57
Number of pages5
JournalActa Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry
Volume48
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 1992

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology

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