Synthesis and Characterization of [exo-BH2(Cp*M)2B9H14] (M=Ru, Re), and the Conversion of the Ruthenaborane into [(Cp*Ru)2B10H16] with an Open Cluster Framework Based on a Capped Truncated Tetrahedron

摘要

The evolution of main-group and transition-metal cluster structural chemistry since the development of the electron-counting rules in the 1970s is an important achievement of modern inorganic chemistry.[1], [2] The useful connection between cluster geometry and electronic structure defined by the electron counting rules provides a solid foundation for the rational approach to larger clusters and nanoparticle systems that lie between small clusters and bulk crystalline materials with extended structures.