The Reaction of Cp*ReH6, Cp* = C5Me5, with Monoborane to Yield a Novel Rhenaborane. Synthesis and Characterization of arachno-Cp*ReH3B3H8
2002 ◽
Vol 67
(6)
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pp. 808-812
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Keyword(s):
The rhenaborane Cp*ReH3B3H8, which is generated by the reaction of Cp*ReH6 with BH3·THF, has been characterized spectroscopically in solution and by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study in the solid state as a hydrogen-rich arachno-metallatetraborane.