Solvent–metal interactions in bis[1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaboran(12)-1-yl]mercury(II) dichloromethane solvate and bis[1,12-dicarba-closo-dodecaboran(12)-1-yl]mercury(II) tetrahydrofuran solvate

Abstract

The title compounds, bis[1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaboran(12)-1-yl]mercury(II) dichloromethane solvate, [Hg(C(2)B(10)H(11))(2)].CH(2)Cl(2), (I), and bis[1,12-dicarba-closo-dodecaboran(12)-1-yl]mercury(II) tetrahydrofuran solvate, [Hg(C(2)B(10)H(11))(2)].C(4)H(8)O, (II), were prepared in excellent yields using a robust synthetic procedure involving the reaction of HgCl(2) with the appropriate monolithiocarborane. X-Ray analysis of the products …