Macropolyhedral boron-containing cluster chemistry. Cluster assembly about a molybdenum centre. Formation of the 19-vertex [(CO)2MoB16H15C2Ph2]- anion.
Fusion of nine-vertex [1-Ph-nido-1-CB8H11] with [Mo(CH3CN)3(CO)3] in the presence of tetramethylnaphthalenediamine gives the nineteen-vertex macropolyhedral metallaborane anion [(CO)2MoB16H15C2Ph2]- with a molybdenum(VI) twelve-atom coordination sphere.
Carr
Michael J
MJ
The School of Chemistry of the University of Leeds, Leeds, UKLS2 9JT.
Franken
Andreas
A
Kennedy
John D
JD