Synthesis of a boron analogue of co-ordinated cyclobutadiene; X-ray molecular structures of closo- and nido-L2PtC2B6H6R2
Abstract
Reaction of closo-1,6-R2-1,6-C2B6H6(R = H or Me) with [Pt(trans-stilbene)L2](L = PEt3 or PMe3) affords closo-[L2PtC2B6H6R2] and nido-[L2PtC2B6H6R2]complexcomplexes which are structurally characterised by X-ray crystallography.