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The reactive dianion nido-B10H122- has been shown to insert silicon mo
ieties to generate heteroundecaboranes of the form 7-R-7-SiB10H12-. NM
R data for two new derivatives (R = H, Ph) are presented in addition t
o a proposed mechanism of insertion.