Volume 39, Issue 16 pp. 2900-2902
Communication

Symmetrical Scission of the Coordinated Tetraborane in [(Cp*ReH2)2B4H4] on CO Addition and Reassociation of the Coordinated Diboranes on H2 Loss

Sundargopal Ghosh Dr.

Sundargopal Ghosh Dr.

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556 (USA) Fax: (+1) 219-631-6652

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Xinjian Lei Dr.

Xinjian Lei Dr.

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556 (USA) Fax: (+1) 219-631-6652

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Christopher L. Cahill Dr.

Christopher L. Cahill Dr.

Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556 (USA)

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Thomas P. Fehlner Prof.

Thomas P. Fehlner Prof.

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556 (USA) Fax: (+1) 219-631-6652

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This work was supported by the National Science Foundation. Cp=η5-C5Me5.

Abstract

The ready addition of CO to [(Cp*ReH2)2B4H4] (1) results in the cleavage of a B−B bond and formation of the structurally characterized isomers cis- and trans-2. The B−B bond is reformed, with loss of H2, on mild thermolysis to generate complex 3.

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