The [6-CB9H14]– anion: the missing link between parent ten-vertex arachno-boranes and dicarbaboranes
Abstract
Reduction of the nido-[6-CB9H12]–[NMe3H]+ salt with sodium metal in refluxing liquid ammonia produced in high yield a new arachno-[6-CB9H14]– anion which was characterized using 1H, 13C, 11B, and two-dimensional (2-D)11B–11B n.m.r. spectroscopy.