1--2-phenyl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1107/S0108270197013048

The title compound, 1-<(C6H5)2PAuCl>-2-(C6H5)-1,2-closo-C2B10H10 or >, is the first reported derivative of 1-<(C6H5)2P>-2-(C6H5)-1,2-closo-C2B10H10.The conformation of the cage phenyl group is comparable with the parent carbaborylphosphine, however, the (C6H5)2PAuCl substituent is less tilted from an idealized radial position on Cl due to a balance between two opposing sets of intramolecular forces.The P-Au-Cl fragment adopts the expected linear geometry.