Borane reaction chemistry. Alkyne insertion reactions into boron-containing clusters. Products from the thermolysis of [6,9-(2-HC[triple bond]C-C5H4N)2-arachno-B10H12].
The stirring of [ortho-(HC[triple bond]C)-C(5)H(4)N] with [nido-B(10)H(14)] in benzene affords [6,9-{ortho-(HC[triple bond]C)-C(5)H(4)N}(2)-arachno-B(10)H(12)] 1 in 93% yield. In the solid state, 1 has an extended complex three-dimensional structure involving intramolecular dihydrogen bonding, which accounts for its low solubility. Thermolysis of 1 gives the known [1-(ortho-C(5)H(4)N)-1,2-closo-C(2)B(10)H(11)] 2 (13%), together with new [micro-5(N),6(C)-(NC(5)H(4)-ortho-CH(2))-nido-6-CB(9)H(10)] 3 (0.4%), [micro-7(C),8(N)-(NC(5)H(4)-ortho-CH(2))-nido-7-CB(10)H(11)] (0.4%) , 4 binuclear [endo-6'-(closo-1,2-C(2)B(10)H(10))-micro-(1(C),exo-6'(N))-(ortho-C(5)H(4)N)-micro-(exo-8'(C),exo-9'(N))-(…
Substitution of the laser borane anti-B18H22 with pyridine: a structural and photophysical study of some unusually structured macropolyhedral boron hydrides
Reaction of anti-B18H221 with pyridine in neutral solvents gives sparingly soluble B16H18-3',8'-Py23a as the major product (ca. 53%) and B18H20-6',9'-Py22 (ca. 15%) as the minor product, with small quantities of B18H20-8'-Py 4 (ca. 1%) also being formed. The three new compounds 2, 3a and 4 are characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses and by multinuclear multiple-resonance NMR spectroscopy. Compound 2 is of ten-vertex nido:ten-vertex arachno two-atoms-in-common architecture, long postulated for a species with borons-only cluster constitution, but previously elusive. Compound 3a is of unprecedented ten-vertex nido:eight-vertex arachno two-atoms-in-common architecture. The si…
Thermochromic Fluorescence from B18H20(NC5H5)2: An Inorganic–Organic Composite Luminescent Compound with an Unusual Molecular Geometry
BH(NCH) is a rare example of two conjoined boron hydride subclusters of nido and arachno geometrical character. At room temperature, solutions of BH(NCH) emit a 690 nm fluorescence. In the solid state, this emission is shifted to 620 nm and intensifies due to restriction of the rotation of the pyridine ligands. In addition, there is a thermochromicity to the fluorescence of BH(NCH). Cooling to 8 K engenders a further shift in the emission wavelength to 585 nm and a twofold increase in intensity. Immobilization in a polystyrene thin-film matrix results in an efficient absorption of pumping excitation energy at 414 nm and a 609 nm photostable fluorescence. Such fluorescence from polystyrene t…
CCDC 1441506: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Michael G. S. Londesborough, Jiří Dolanský, Tomáš Jelínek, John D. Kennedy, Ivana Císařová, Robert D. Kennedy, Daniel Roca-Sanjuán, Antonio Francés-Monerris, Kamil Lang, William Clegg|2018|Dalton Trans.|47|1709|doi:10.1039/C7DT03823B
CCDC 1514165: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Michael G. S. Londesborough, Jiří Dolanský, Luis Cerdán, Kamil Lang, Tomáš Jelínek, Josep M. Oliva, Drahomír Hnyk, Daniel Roca-Sanjuán, Antonio Francés-Monerris, Jiří Martinčík, Martin Nikl, John D. Kennedy|2017|Adv. Opt. Mater.|5|1600694|doi:10.1002/adom.201600694
CCDC 1441507: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Michael G. S. Londesborough, Jiří Dolanský, Tomáš Jelínek, John D. Kennedy, Ivana Císařová, Robert D. Kennedy, Daniel Roca-Sanjuán, Antonio Francés-Monerris, Kamil Lang, William Clegg|2018|Dalton Trans.|47|1709|doi:10.1039/C7DT03823B
CCDC 1441504: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Michael G. S. Londesborough, Jiří Dolanský, Tomáš Jelínek, John D. Kennedy, Ivana Císařová, Robert D. Kennedy, Daniel Roca-Sanjuán, Antonio Francés-Monerris, Kamil Lang, William Clegg|2018|Dalton Trans.|47|1709|doi:10.1039/C7DT03823B
CCDC 1441505: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Michael G. S. Londesborough, Jiří Dolanský, Tomáš Jelínek, John D. Kennedy, Ivana Císařová, Robert D. Kennedy, Daniel Roca-Sanjuán, Antonio Francés-Monerris, Kamil Lang, William Clegg|2018|Dalton Trans.|47|1709|doi:10.1039/C7DT03823B