TY - JOUR
T1 - Gallium derivatives of tetraborane (10)
T2 - can bis (digallanyl) isomers exist?
AU - Salter-Duke, Brian J.
AU - McKee, M
AU - Ramakrishna, Vinutha
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - All derivatives of tetraborane(10) with one or more boron atoms replaced by gallium have been investigated using quantum chemical methods. Particular attention is given to the relative stability of the 'butterfly' arachno-structures and the bis(diboranyl) structures. It is concluded that these two structures have very close energies if the bis(diboranyl) structures contain a central gallium-gallium bond. These gallium substituted bis(diboranyl) structures are thus a fascinating synthetic target.
AB - All derivatives of tetraborane(10) with one or more boron atoms replaced by gallium have been investigated using quantum chemical methods. Particular attention is given to the relative stability of the 'butterfly' arachno-structures and the bis(diboranyl) structures. It is concluded that these two structures have very close energies if the bis(diboranyl) structures contain a central gallium-gallium bond. These gallium substituted bis(diboranyl) structures are thus a fascinating synthetic target.
U2 - 10.1080/002689700162090
DO - 10.1080/002689700162090
M3 - Comment/debate
VL - 98
SP - 745
EP - 750
JO - Molecular Physics: an international journal in the field of chemical physics
JF - Molecular Physics: an international journal in the field of chemical physics
SN - 1362-3028
IS - 11
ER -