Unexpectedly facile isomerisation of [7,10-Ph2-7,10-nido-C2B10H10]2- to [7,9-Ph2-7,9-nido-C2B10H10]2-
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Published on: September 17, 2019
Sergey Zlatogorsky1, David Ellis, Georgina M Rosair
1School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UKEH14 4AS.
Abstract:
The 2e-reduction of 1,12-Ph2-1,12-closo-C(2)B(10)H(10) followed by oxidation or metallation gives products that arise from [7,9-Ph2-7,9-nido-C(2)B(10)H(10)](2-), formed by unexpectedly facile isomerisation of the kinetic 7,10-isomer: the 4,1,6-MC(2)B(10) compounds which result are progressively isomerised to 4,1,8- and 4,1,12-isomers for M = {CpCo} but to an equilibrium mixture of 4,1,8- and 4,1,12-isomers for M = {(arene)Ru}.
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