Octadecaborane(22)

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Octadecaborane(22), B18H22, is a polynuclear borane used in the semiconductor industry.

It is structurally related to decaborane(14): the structure can be viewed as two fused arachno-decaborane units sharing two boron atoms. The usual form of octadecaborane(22) is the anti-fused structure, also referred to as n-B18H22.

It is prepared by the oxidation of the B9H12 cluster, for example with iodine in toluene solution.[1][2]

References

  1. Gaines, Donald F.; Nelson, Caterina K.; Steehler, Gail A. Preparation of n-octadecaborane(22), n-B18H22, by oxidative fusion of dodecahydrononaborate(1−) clusters. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106 (23), 7266–67. DOI: 10.1021/ja00335a079.
  2. Li, Yuqi; Sneddon, Larry G. Improved Synthetic Route to n-B18H22. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45 (2), 470–71. DOI: 10.1021/ic051712z.
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