Macropolyhedral boron-containing cluster chemistry. Synchrotron X-ray structural analysis of [(PMe2Ph)2Pd2B16H20(PMe2Ph)2] and [(PMe2Ph)3Pt2B16H18(PMe2Ph)]: models of intermediates to more condensed metallaboranes from the [(PMe2Ph)2PtB8H12] thermolysis system.
Thermolyses of [(PMe2Ph)2PdB8H12] and [(PMe2Ph)2PtB8H12] respectively yield eighteen-vertex [(PMe2Ph)2Pd2B16H20(PMe2Ph)2] and [(PMe2Ph)3Pt2B16H18(PMe2Ph)], which exhibit structure models for probable successive precursive intermediates for the more condensed macropolyhedral metallaboranes [(PMe2Ph)4Pt3B14H16], [(PMe2Ph)2Pt2B12H16] and [(PMe2Ph)2Pt2B16H15(C6H4Me)(PMe2Ph)] that have previously been reported as products from [(PMe2Ph)2PdB8H12] thermolyses.
Londesborough
Michael G S
MG
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
MacLean
Elizabeth J
EJ
Teat
Simon J
SJ
Thornton-Pett
Mark
M
Kennedy
John D
JD