A spherical molecule with a carbon-free I(h)-C80 topological framework.
The complete encapsulation of ortho-carborane by a fullerene-like building-block system consisting of pentaphosphaferrocene and Cu(I)Cl leads to the formation of the spherical supermolecule C(2)B(10)H(12) section sign[{Cp*Fe(eta(5)-P(5))}(12)(CuCl)(20)]. This product of template-controlled aggregation represents the first example of a carbon-free C(80) analogue possessing icosahedral symmetry.
Institut für Anorganische Chemie der Universität Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg, Germany. manfred.scheer@chemie.uni-regensburg.de
Manfred
M
Scheer
Andrea
A
Schindler
Christian
C
Gröger
Alexander V
AV
Virovets
Eugenia V
EV
Peresypkina