Terminal substitution and cage incorporation of an η-cyclopentadienyl ring into borane cage structures; crystal structures of [Mo (η-C5H5)(η5:η1-C5H4)B4H7] and [Mo(η-C5H5)(η3:η2-C3H3)C2B9H9]
Abstract
The synthesis and crystal structure of the molybdaborane [Mo(η-C5H5)(η5:η1-C 5H4)B4H7](1) and of the molybdacarbaborane [Mo(η-C5H5)(η3:η2-C3H3)C2B9H9](2) formed via cyclopentadienyl ring activation are reported.