20436-23-1Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Dealkylation of Zirconium(IV) by Borane: The Intimate Mechanism of an Alkyl Transfer Reaction
Marsella, John A.,Caulton, Kenneth G.
, p. 2361 - 2365 (1982)
The reaction of Cp2ZrMe2 with BH3*THF ultimately yields Cp2Zr(BH4)2.The reaction is sequential in the sense that Cp2Zr(BH4)Me has also been detected.By use of 11B NMR spectroscopy, both for resolution of chemically distinct boron-containing species and as an aid to proton counting, it has been possible to show that these reactions proceed through intermediates containing coordinated BH3Me- and BH2Me2-, and thus the reaction is initially a formal insertion of BH3 into a Zr-CH3 bond.These intermediates react further with borane to produce a complex equilibrating mixture of alkyl diboranes, B2MenH6-n and Zr(BH4) groups.
Dimethylindium octahydrotriborate, Me2InB3H8: Synthesis, crystal structure and spectroscopic properties of a volatile indium hydride
Aldridge, Simon,Downs, Anthony J.,Parsons, Simon
, p. 2055 - 2056 (2007/10/03)
Reaction between trimethylindium and tetraborane(10) at room temperature yields the volatile, viscous liquid dimethylindium octahydrotriborate, the first reported example of a volatile indium hydride; spectroscopic properties of the vapour indicate a molecular structure akin to that of Me2AlB3H8, although the crystal structure implies a more ionic formulation, [Me2In]+[B3H8]-, with the coordination at each indium centre being augmented via secondary intermolecular interactions with terminal hydrogen atoms.
