A simple and high-yield route to iridium, rhodium, osmium and rutheniumnido-6-metalladecaborane compounds

Abstract

Diethyl ether is a convenient solvent for the high-yield preparation of ten-vertex metalladecaboranes that are excellent ‘B-frames’ for the assembly of bimetallic compounds.

Simple Route to [PSH][B9H14] and a Contemporary Study of Its Solid-State Dynamic Behavior

“…The arachno -nonaborate anion therefore provides an entry into the photoluminescent anti -B 18 H 22 molecule, which, in solution, exhibits laser emission. – In addition, the nine-vertex arachno -nonaborate anion is a useful reagent for the preparation of a large variety of metallaboranes . A further potential application of the nonaborate anion in the area of energy storage materials has been adduced in the induction of hypergolicity in nonhypergolic liquids (by protonation of [B 9 H 14 ] − to give B 9 H 15 ) and in the study of the effect of molecular charge on the interaction with high-powered lasers and the production of boron-rich plasmas.…”