Dimethylindium(III), dimethylthallium(III), and methylmercury(II) derivatives of the dodecahydro-nido-decaborate(2–) ion

Abstract
Deprotonation of decaborane(14) by trimethylindium yields two derivatives. [Me2ln]+[B10H12lnMe2] and [B10H12lnMe]. The analogous reaction with trimethylthallium produces [Me2Tl]+[B10H12TIMe2] and [Me2Tl]+[B10H13]. The presence of two distinct dimethylmetal groups in the compounds [Me2M]+[B10H12MMe2], one of which is co-ordinated by the dodecahydro-nido-decaborate(2–) anion, is based on analytical data, electrical conductivity, i.r. and n.m.r. spectra, and chemical reactions of the compounds. Metathetical reactions of [Me2Tl]+-[B10H12TlMe2] lead to [Ph3PMe]+[B10H12TlMe2] and to the new organomercury complex [Ph3PMe]+-[B10H12HgMe] for which physical data are also presented.

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