The previous determination of the structure of the title molecule, ClaH20Bl0 [Astakhin, Romanov, Gusev, Kalinin, Zakharkin & Los (1977). Zh. Strukt. Khim. 18,[406][407][408] with R = 0.15 has been superseded by the present determination which has R = 0.06.
CommentWe are currently investigating the structural and chemical consequences of introducing deliberate overcrowding into heteroborane polyhedra. A substantial number of interesting results have recently been obtained using the {7,8-Ph2-7,8-C2B9H9} ligand, in which the cage-bound phenyl groups are adjacent not only to each other but also to a ligated metal fragment (e.g. Gr~idler, Reed, Welch & Weller, 1996). In contrast, relatively few studies have so far been reported involving the {7,9-Ph2-7,9-C2B9H9} ligand. The structure of the parent closo carborane, 1,7-Ph2-1,7-CeBioHl0, has already been reported (Astakhin, Romanov, Gusev, Kalinin, Zakharkin & Los, 1977) but is of limited precision (R = 0.15). To establish an accurate structure of this molecule against which to discuss the structures of future derivatives, we herein report an accurate redetermination of the title compound, (I).
O3
O =BH O=C