title: An unprecedented polyborate ester anion: X-ray diffraction studies on [1,8-C10H6(NMe2)2H][B5O6(OMe)4].
abstract: The slow hydrolysis of B(OMe)3 in a CH2Cl2 solution in the presence of 1,8-C10H6(NMe2)2 (5:1 ratio) led to the formation of the novel isolated pentaborate ester anion [B5O6(OMe)4]-, which was characterized by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study as the salt [1,8-C10H6(NMe2)2H][B5O6(OMe)4].
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK. m.a.beckett@bangor.ac.uk
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Beckett
authors.forename: Catherine C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Bland
authors.forename: Peter N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Horton
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Hursthouse
authors.forename: K Sukumar
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Varma