541539-46-2Relevant articles and documents
The surprising structures of B8F12 and B10F12
Pardoe, Jennifer A. J.,Norman, Nicholas C.,Timms, Peter L.,Parsons, Simon,Mackie, Iain,Pulham, Colin R.,Rankin, David W. H.
, p. 571 - 573 (2003)
Unstable, reactive, and yellow: Compound B8F12, assumed for 30 years to have a diborane-like structure B2(BF2)6, has now been shown also to contain a short, central B-B bond. Across the B-B bond are two bridging BF2 groups, which are bent out of the plane by long-range, intramolecular F···B interactions. The B-(μ-BF2) bonds are long and, surprisingly, asymmetric, but calculations confirm that this structure is intrinsic to the molecule.
