Ein zweikerniger 1,1′-Bis(boratabenzol)-Komplex: beispiellose intramolekulare Metall-Metall-Kommunikation durch eine B-B-Bindung

Tetraiododiborane(4) (B2 I4 ) is a Polymer Based on sp3 Boron in the Solid State

Herein we present the first solid‐state structures of tetraiododiborane(4) (B₂I₄), which was long believed to exist in all phases as discrete molecules with planar, tricoordinate boron atoms, like the lighter tetrahalodiboranes(4) B₂F₄, B₂Cl₄, and B₂Br₄. Single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, solid‐state NMR, and IR measurements indicate that B₂I₄ in fact exists as two different polymeric forms in the solid state, both of which feature boron atoms in tetrahedral environments. DFT calculations are used to simulate the IR spectra of the solution and solid‐state structures, and these are compared with the experimental spectra.