Synthesis and characterisation of a triple cluster of gold and boron
Abstract
Reaction of B10H14 with Et3PAuMe affords the triple cluster [(H12B10Au)(AuPEt3)4(AuB10H12)], and with Cy3PAuMe (CY = cyclohexyl) the substituted complex [Cy3PAu(B10H13)] is isolated; a mechanism for the formation of the triple cluster is proposed.