The first 4,1,10-MC2B10 supraicosahedral metallacarboranes and a route to previously inaccessible 4,1,12-ruthenium arene species.
Reduction of 1,12-closo-C2B10H12 or its C,C-dimethyl analogue with sodium in liquid ammonia followed by metallation with {CpCo}2+, {(arene)Ru}2+ or {(dppe)Ni}2+ fragments affords the first examples of 4,1,10-MC2B10 species; thermolysis of these yields the appropriate 4,1,12-MC2B10 isomers, unavailable for (arene)Ru metallacarboranes by similar thermolysis of known 4,1,6-MC2B10 compounds.
Ellis
David
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School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK EH14 4AS.
Lopez
Maria Elena
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McIntosh
Ruaraidh
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Rosair
Georgina M
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Welch
Alan J
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Quenardelle
Romain
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