title: An inorganic propellane with central B-B bond.
abstract: 9,10-Dihydroanthracene-9,10-diyl-bridged B(2)(NMe(2))(2) readily adds [H(2)NMe(2)](+), HCl and F(3)CCOOH across its partial B=N double bond(s), thereby forming mono- or diadducts; treatment with 1-iso-propyl-2-mercaptoimidazole leads to a triply B-B-bridged propellane-like structure.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, D-60438 Frankfurt (Main), Germany.
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pospiech
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brough
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bolte
authors.forename: Hans-Wolfram
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lerner
authors.forename: Holger F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Bettinger
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wagner