The first supraicosahedral p-block metallacarboranes.
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.
Department of Chemistry, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK EH14 4AS.
Neil M M
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Wilson
David
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Ellis
Alan S F
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Boyd
Barry T
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Giles
Stuart A
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Macgregor
Georgina M
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Rosair
Alan J
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Welch