The structure of the decamethylborocenium cation: the most tightly-squeezed metallocene?

Authors
Voigt, A Filipponi, S Macdonald, CLB Gorden, JD Cowley, AH
Citation
A. Voigt et al., The structure of the decamethylborocenium cation: the most tightly-squeezed metallocene?, CHEM COMMUN, (11), 2000, pp. 911-912
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
13597345 → ACNP
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
911 - 912
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(2000):11<911:TSOTDC>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
X-Ray crystallographic analysis along with DFT calculations on the decameth ylborocenium cation provide definitive structural and electronic informatio n about this most tightly-squeezed main group metallocene-the first to adop t the elusive sigma/pi geometry in the solid state.