title: A dicationic gallium-oxo-hydroxide cage compound
abstract: The crystal structure of hexa-&mgr;-hydroxo-dodecamethylocta-&mgr;(3)-oxo-dodecagallium(III) bis[tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate(III)] chlorobenzene disolvate dihydrate, [Ga(12)(CH(3))(12)(&mgr;(3)-O)(8)(&mgr;-OH)(6)](C(24)F(20)B)(2). 2C(6)H(5)Cl.2H(2)O, is reported. The gallium-oxo-hydroxide dication is located on an inversion center and adopts a cage structure composed of 12 fused Ga(3)O(3) rings and is associated with the hydrate molecules and the [B(C(6)F(5))(4)](-) anions through hydrogen bonds and one O-H.pi-ring interaction. Disordered chlorobenzene solvent molecules are also present in the crystal structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. dale-swenson@uiowa.edu.
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Swenson
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dagorne
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Jordan