Unprecedented electron deficient bridging between zinc atoms by boron atoms of nido-carborane anions: preparation, crystal and molecular structure of the dimer [(nido-C2B9H11)ZnNMe3]2

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Andrés E. Goeta, Andrew K. Hughes, Andrew L. Johnson and Ken Wade


Abstract

The alkane elimination reaction between ZnMe2 and [(NMe3H)+(nido-C2B9H12)] gives the macropolyhedral dimer [(nido-C2B9H11)ZnNMe3]2, containing an unprecedented planar diamond-shaped Zn2B2 ring at its core.


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