Lithium-nitrogen and lithium-boron-nitrogen cage compounds formed using the phenylhydrazido backbone.
Two rare examples of the crystal structures of large molecular clusters formed from the lithium salts of multianions are reported; the first is the dilithium salt of phenylhydrazine, which forms a tetrameric cage with a core of eight Li and eight N centres; the second is a 32-membered cage which forms from the aggregation of two [B(NNPh)3]6- hexaanions, two [NH-NPh]2- dianions and 16 Li+ cations.
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, UK.
Garreth M
GM
Aspinall
May C
MC
Copsey
John C
JC
Jeffery
Angela P
AP
Breakspear
Christopher A
CA
Russell
John M
JM
Slattery