Ethynylmonocarba-closo-dodecaborates: M[12-HCC-closo-1-CB11H11] and M[7,12-(HCC)2-closo-1-CB11H10] (M = Cs+, [Et4N]+)

Cesium and tetraethylammonium salts of the ethynyl functionalized monocarba-closo-dodecaborate anions [12-HCC-closo-1-CB11H11]− and [7,12-(HCC)2-closo-1-CB11H10]− were obtained by desilylation of [Et4N][12-Me3SiCC-closo-1-CB11H11] and [Et4N][7,12-(Me3SiCC)2-closo-1-CB11H10], respectively. Their thermal properties were examined by differential scanning calorimetry. The compounds were characterized by multi-NMR, IR, and Raman spectroscopy, (−)-MALDI mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis. Single-crystals of Cs[12-HCC-closo-1-CB11H11] and [Et4N][7,12-(HCC)2-closo-1-CB11H10] were studied by X-ray diffraction. The discussion of the spectroscopic and structural properties is supported by data derived from theoretical calculations using density functional theory as well as perturbation theory.