Handles for the dicarbadodecaborane basket based on [arachno-5,10-C2B8H13]−: Oxygen

Abstract

A unique novel oxacarbaborane was prepared by a controlled attack of closo-1,2-C₂B₈H₁₀ on Bu₄NOH and its molecular geometry was derived on the basis of the well-established ab initio/GIAO/NMR method, GIAO-MP2/II//MP2/6-31G* and experimental ¹¹B chemical shifts showing an excellent agreement.