Expanding metallaborane chemistry: an octahedral BH6 moiety supported through M–H–B bridges
Abstract
The X-ray crystal structure of the complex [(triphos)Fe(μ,η4:η4-BH6)Fe(triphos)]+ in conjunction with spectroscopic data reveals a central unit formally described as BH63−; DFT calculations show why this ligand is stable for iron but not for the ruthenium analogue.