Metallaborane reaction chemistry Part 8. Phenylacetylene trimerisation by [6,6,6-(PPh3)(2)H-nido-6-IrB9H13] and the structure of [2-(eta(6)-C6H3Ph3)-closo-2-IrB9H8-10-(PPh3)] by synchrotron X-ray diffraction analysis
J. Bould et al., Metallaborane reaction chemistry Part 8. Phenylacetylene trimerisation by [6,6,6-(PPh3)(2)H-nido-6-IrB9H13] and the structure of [2-(eta(6)-C6H3Ph3)-closo-2-IrB9H8-10-(PPh3)] by synchrotron X-ray diffraction analysis, INORG CH C, 2(7), 1999, pp. 315-318
The microwave-heated reaction between PhC drop CH and [6,6,6-(PPh3)(2)H-nid
o-6-IrB9H13] gives [2-(eta(6)-C6H3Ph3)-closo-2-IrB9H6-10(PPh3)] (29%) and t
hereby demonstrates acetylene trimerisation on a metallaborane matrix. (C)
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