title: A homometallic tricapped cubane cluster: [(Cp*Mo)4B4H4(μ4-BH)3] (Cp* = η5-C5Me5).
abstract: The reaction of [Cp*MoCl(4)] with an excess of LiBH(4), followed by thermolysis with tellurium powder in toluene, afforded a tricapped cubane cluster, [(Cp*Mo)(4)B(4)H(4)(μ(4)-BH)(3)] (1), which represents an unprecedented metal-rich metallaborane cluster with a cubane core containing 58 cluster valence electrons (cve) and three metal-metal bonds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India.
authors.forename: Arunabha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: Satyanarayan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahoo
authors.forename: Sundargopal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D001880:Boranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D008982:Molybdenum / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001880:Boranes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008982:Molybdenum