title: Assembly of a planar, tricyclic B4N8 framework with s-indacene structure.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
authors.forename: Hanh V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Ly
authors.forename: Heikki M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Tuononen
authors.forename: Masood
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parvez
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roesler