Novel ligand rearrangement of closo-nickelacarbaboranes

Authors:
  • SMStephen B. Miller
    Stephen B. Miller
  • MHM. Frederick Hawthorne
    M. Frederick Hawthorne

Abstract
Thermal rearranement under mild conditions of closo-3,3-(PPh3)2-3,1,2-NiC2B9H11 yields the hydridospecies, closo-3,8-(PPh3)2-3-H-3,1,2-NiC2B9h10 in quantitative yield.