Controlled decomposition of an indium trihydride adduct: synthesis and characterization of the first mixed-oxidation-state indium sub-halide complex anion, [In5Br8(quinuclidine)4]-

Marcus L Cole; Cameron Jones; Marc Kloth

doi:10.1021/ic050415r

Controlled decomposition of an indium trihydride adduct: synthesis and characterization of the first mixed-oxidation-state indium sub-halide complex anion, [In5Br8(quinuclidine)4]-

Inorg Chem. 2005 Jul 11;44(14):4909-11. doi: 10.1021/ic050415r.

Authors

Marcus L Cole¹, Cameron Jones, Marc Kloth

Affiliation

¹ Center for Fundamental and Applied Main Group Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Main Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK CF10 3AT.

PMID: 15998016
DOI: 10.1021/ic050415r

Abstract

The first example of a compound containing a mixed-oxidation-state indium sub-halide complex anion, [In5Br8(quinuclidine)4]-, has been accessed by the controlled decomposition of an indium trihydride adduct, [InH3(quinuclidine)], in the presence of LiBr. An intermediate in this reaction, [InH2Br(quinuclidine)2], has been isolated and suggests that its mechanism involves hydride-bromide exchange, reductive dehydrogenation, and disproportionation processes.