Abstract
Halogenation of nido-B10H14 with C2H2Cl4, C2Cl6, Br2, or I2, produces by cluster degrdn. the (2n)-closo-cluster B9X9 (X = Cl, Br, I). The synthesis of salts of the perhalogenated radical anions of the type (2n + 1)-closo-B9X9.bul.- and of the corresponding dianions (2n + 2)-closo-B9X92- from neutral B9X9 is described n is the no. of cluster atoms; (2n), (2n + 1), and (2n + 2) is the no. of cluster electrons. Mol. and crystal structures of B9Cl9, B9Br9, Ph4PB9Br9.CH2Cl2, and Bu4N2B9Br9.CH2Cl2 were detd. via x-ray diffraction. All 3 oxidn. states of the cluster retain the tricapped trigonal prism. The redn. of the clusters B9X9 was shown by cyclic voltammetry in CH2Cl2 to proceed via 2 successive 1-electron reversible steps, sepd. by at least 0.4 V. The paramagnetic radical anions B9X9.bul.- (X = Cl, Br) were further characterized by magnetic susceptibility measurements of Cp2FeB9X9 and Cp2CoB9X9, resp. The ESR spectra of B9X9.bul.- (X = Cl, Br, I) in glassy frozen CH2Cl2 solns. showed increasing g anisotropy for the heavier halogen derivs., illustrating significant halogen participation at the single occupied MO. The 11B NMR spectra of CD2Cl2 solns. of the neutral clusters B9X9 exhibit only 1 sharp resonance, indicating that the B atoms are highly fluxional in soln. In contrast, 2 different B resonances as expected for a rigid tricapped trigonal prism are clearly obsd. for the B9X92- dianions in solns. and for solid B9Br9 in the 11B MAS NMR spectra. Temp.-dependent 11B MAS NMR expts. on B9Br9 and B9Br92- in the solid state show a reversible coalescence of the 2 resonances at higher temp. 11B MAS NMR spectra and DTA measurements of B9Br92- showed a phase transition. on SciFinder(R)
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