Synthesis, characterization, and X-ray crystal structure of 1,1-(PPh3)2-1-H-1,2,4-RhC2B10H12, a supra-icosahedral metallacarbaborane catalyst precursor
Abstract
The 13-vertex supra-icosahedral metallacarbaborane, 1,1-(PPh3)2-1-H-1,2,4 RhC2B10H12, a hydrogenation catalyst precursor, has been synthesized through routes analogous to 10-, 11-, and 12-vertex phosphino-rhodacarbaborane formation, and characterized by n.m.r. studies and an X-ray diffraction crystal structure analysis.