F. Teixidor et al., SYNTHESIS OF [7,8-(PPH2)2-7,8-C2B9H10] - A LIGAND ANALOGOUS TO 1,2-BIS(DIPHENYLPHOSPHINO)ETHANE WITH A BUILT-IN NEGATIVE CHARGE, Organometallics, 12(9), 1993, pp. 3766-3768
An anionic diphosphinocarbaborane derivative with a two carbon atom sp
acer, henylphosphino)-7,8-dicarba-nido-undecaborate(1-), has been prep
ared. Copper complexes incorporating this ligand are presented and inc
lude the crystal structure data of Cu{PPh3}{Me2CO}{7,8-[PPh2]2- 7,8- C
2B9H10}: mol wt 885.7, space group P2(1)/n; Z = 4; a = 11.028(1) angst
rom; b = 35.300(10) angstrom, c = 12.330(1) angstrom; beta = 102.10(2)
-degrees; R = 0.066 for 5158 reflections having I > 3sigma(I).