Synthesis and X-ray crystallographic structure of Ga4(OH)6(3-ButpzH)10I6·2MeCN: a quasi double heterocubane
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Hodge, Paul; Piggott, Brian
- Source
- Chemical Communications; September 21, 1998, Vol. 1998 Issue: 18 p1933-1934, 2p
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- ISSN
- 13597345; 1364548X
The reaction of K[HB(3-Butpz)3] with GaI3 resulted in breakdown of the ligand and formation of a novel Ga/O cluster. This compound can be described as four edge-sharing Ga/O,N octahedra or as two face sharing partial Ga/O heterocubanes, i.e. a quasi double heterocubane.