Assembly of a planar, tricyclic B4N8 framework with s-indacene structure.
A neutral, formally 16pi-electron, tricyclic tetrahydrazidotetraborane was obtained in a two-step procedure involving self-assembly of a dilithiodiborate with B(4)N(8) framework and subsequent oxidation of the phenylborate moieties to boranes and biphenyl using Fe(II) as an oxidant.
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Hanh V
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Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
Tuononen
Heikki M
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Parvez
Masood
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Roesler
Roland
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