TY - JOUR
T1 - The first supraicosahedrai p-block metallacarboranes
AU - Wilson, N. M M
AU - Ellis, David
AU - Boyd, A. S F
AU - Giles, Barry T.
AU - Macgregor, Stuart A.
AU - Rosair, Georgina M.
AU - Welch, Alan J.
PY - 2002/3/7
Y1 - 2002/3/7
N2 - Reaction of Na2[7,9-C2B10H12] or its C-dimethyl analogue with SnCl2 in THF affords 4,1,6-closo-SnC2B10H12 or 1,6-Me2-4,1,6-closo-SnC2B10H10 respectively, the first 13-vertex metallacarboranes involving p-block metals; spectroscopic, structural and theoretical studies, including an analysis of fluctionality in solution, are reported.
AB - Reaction of Na2[7,9-C2B10H12] or its C-dimethyl analogue with SnCl2 in THF affords 4,1,6-closo-SnC2B10H12 or 1,6-Me2-4,1,6-closo-SnC2B10H10 respectively, the first 13-vertex metallacarboranes involving p-block metals; spectroscopic, structural and theoretical studies, including an analysis of fluctionality in solution, are reported.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0037034790&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
SN - 1364-548X
SP - 464
EP - 465
JO - Chemical Communications
JF - Chemical Communications
IS - 5
ER -