A SIX-BORON CARBORANE (CH3)2C2B6H6 AND B6H10:P (C6H5)3 FROM HEXABORANE-10,

Abstract

The synthesis of the carborane C2B6H8 (Dicarbaclovooctaborane-8), which was expected to be thermally quite stable, was approached from several standpoints. Heating mixtures of B6H10 (Hexaborane) and ethylene resulted only in a very slight decomposition of hexaborane. The reaction of hexaborane with (C6H5)3P (Triphenylphosphine) gave the adduct B6H10:P(C6H5)3 (m.p. 168-171C). Mass spectroscopy of the reaction products of mixtures of hexaborane plus 1,2-dimethyl acetylene revealed the presence of (CH3)2C2B6H6 (m.p.-58 to -63C). A structure for the latter compound is proposed.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0615959

Entities

People

  • F. James Gerhart
  • Robert E. Williams

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acetylenes
  • Acyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Alkenes
  • Alkynes
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Decomposition
  • Ethylenes
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Mass Spectroscopy
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

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