Samarium-mediated tandem reactions of o-carborane. Synthesis and molecularstructure of [{eta(5):eta(1):eta(6)-Me2Si(C(9)H(5)CH(2)CH(2)G) (C2B10H10)Sm}(2)(mu-Cl)][Li(THF)(4)](G = NMe2 and OMe)
Sw. Wang et al., Samarium-mediated tandem reactions of o-carborane. Synthesis and molecularstructure of [{eta(5):eta(1):eta(6)-Me2Si(C(9)H(5)CH(2)CH(2)G) (C2B10H10)Sm}(2)(mu-Cl)][Li(THF)(4)](G = NMe2 and OMe), ORGANOMETAL, 20(17), 2001, pp. 3624-3625
New metallacarboranes bearing a (nido-RC2B10H10)(2)(4-) ligand, [{eta (5):e
ta (1):eta (6)-MeSi(C(9)H(5)CH(2)CH(2)G)-(C2B10H10)Sm}(2)(mu -Cl)][Li(THF)(
4)] (G = NMe2 (1), OME (2)), have been prepared and structurally characteri
zed by treatment of SmI2(THF)(x) with 1 equiv of [Me2Si(C9H5-CH(2)CH(2)G)(C
2B10H10)]Li-2(OEt2)(2). LiCCl in THF via unexpected samarium-mediated tande
m reactions.