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Hexaborane(12)

Hexaborane(12) is an inorganic compound with the formula B<sub>6</sub>H<sub>12</sub>. It is an obscure member of the boranes. It is a colorless liquid that, like some other boron hydride clusters, is readily hydrolyzed and flammable.

The molecular structure conforms to C<sub>2</sub> symmetry group. With the formula B<sub>n</sub>H<sub>n+6</sub>, it is classified as an arachno-cluster. As such the boron positions match six of the boron positions in the closo-B<sub>8</sub>H.

Preparation

It is typically prepared by the cluster expansion method from B<sub>5</sub>H, the conjugate base of pentaborane(9):

LiB<sub>5</sub>H<sub>8</sub> + 1/2 B<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub> → LiB<sub>6</sub>H<sub>11</sub>
LiB<sub>6</sub>H<sub>11</sub> + HCl → B<sub>6</sub>H<sub>12</sub> + LiCl

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