Chemistry of [NEt4][10-endo-{Au(PPh3)}-7,8-nido-C2B9H9Me2]: carborane cage transfer from gold to rhodium and iridium
Abstract
The salt [NEt4][10-endo-{Au(PPh3)}-7,8-nido-C2B9H9Me2] has been used to synthesise several complexes in which gold forms bonds with rhodium and iridium, including [IrAuH(µ-σ,η3-C2B9H8Me2)(PPh3)3], [exo-nido-5,10-{Rh(PPh3)2}-5,10-µ-(H)2-10-endo-{Au(PPh3)}-7,8-C2B9H7Me2]·CH2Cl2, and [RhAu2(µ-H)(PPh3)3(η5-C2B9H9Me2)]·2(CH2Cl2).