Abstract

Reaction between trimethylindium and tetraborane(10) at room temperature yields the volatile, viscous liquid dimethylindium octahydrotriborate, the first reported example of a volatile indium hydride; spectroscopic properties of the vapour indicate a molecular structure akin to that of Me2A1B3H8 although the crystal structure implies a more ionic formulation, [Me2In]+[B3H8]–, with the coordination at each indium centre being augmented via secondary intermolecular interactions with terminal hydrogen atoms.

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