Macropolyhedral boron-containing cluster chemistry. The unique nido-five-vertex-<B2>-nido-ten-vertex conjuncto structure of [(eta5-C5Me5)2Rh2B11H15] via an unexpected cluster-dismantling.
B16H20 and [RhCl2(eta5-C5Me5)]2 with tmnd give [(eta5-C5Me5)2Rh2B11H15], which has an unprecedented thirteen-vertex macropolyhedral cluster core based on a nido ten-vertex {MB9} subcluster and a nido five-vertex {MB4} subcluster fused with their open-face {B2} edges in common.
Carr
Michael J
MJ
The School of Chemistry of the University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Perera
Sarath D
SD
Jelínek
Tomás
T
Stíbr
Bohumil
B
Clegg
William
W
Kilner
Colin A
CA
Kennedy
John D
JD