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Tetraethyl­ammonium 7-di­methyl­sulfanyl-nido-dodeca­hydro­undecaborate, [Et4N][7-Me2S-nido-B11H12] or C8H20N+·C2H18B11S-, is a product of the deprotonation of [7-Me2S-nido-B11H13] with KHBEt3 and precipitation with tetraethyl­ammonium chloride. The effect of removing one endo-terminal H atom is to cause a general contraction of the open-face B-B distances.

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Comment top

There is currently some interest in the modification of the catalytic properties of transition metals held on dicarbaborane clusters by the introduction of cluster substituent groups at boron or carbon cluster vertices (Teixidor et al., 1996, 2000; Tutusaus et al., 2002). Thus, for example, addition of an R2S group to an open-face boron vertex in [C2B9H11]2− leads to the monoanionic dicarbollide [10-R2S-7,8-C2B9H10] from which metallacarboranes such as [3-RuH(PPh3)2-8-R2S-7,8-C2B9H9] may be formed (Tutusaus et al., 2002).

It is of interest to extend this work to binary borane compounds with substituents such as Me2S on the five-membered open face, as in [Me2SB11H13], (I) (Scheme I and Keller et al., 1993). Double deprotonation of this cluster, together with simultaneous Me2S loss, is known to give K2[closo-B11H11] in high yield (Volkov, et al., 1999), from which a variety of substituted nido-undecaborate anions may be synthesized (Volkov et al., 2001). In the preparation of K2[closo-B11H11], we obtained an occasional by-product, K[7-Me2S-nido-B11H12], to which the addition of aqueous [Et4N]Cl afforded the title compound, [Et4N][7-Me2S-nido-B11H12], (II) (Scheme 1 and Fig. 1). 11B NMR spectra of (II) feature a 2:2:2:2:2:1 relative intensity pattern rather than the 2:2:2:2:1:1:1 pattern expected for a nido eleven-vertex cluster with Cs symmetry. This result is caused by? coincidental overlap of the resonances due to B7 and B5, which inhibited the complete characterization of (II), and we therefore carried out a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study.

Both the clusters in (I) and its conjugate anion, the anion of (II), contain pseudo-mirror planes through B1/B5/B7, such that interatomic distances B7—B2 and B7—B3, B7—B8 and B7—B11, and B8—B9 and B10—B11 are equal within experimental error. Therefore, in this discussion, for comparison purposes, average values are given. The Me2S ligand, which is freely rotating in solution, lies off the pseudo-mirror plane.

The main effect of deprotonation on interatomic separations in (II) is in the upper-belt open-face B atoms, with the average B—B distance shrinking from 1.904 to 1.822 Å. The largest change is for distances associated with the B7 vertex, the site of the removed endo-terminal proton. Thus the B7—B8/B11 distances contract markedly by ca 0.19 Å, from 1.943 (4) in (I) to 1.754 (3) Å in (II). There is a smaller 0.018 Å contraction of the B7—B2/B3 distance in the lower-belt vertices [from 1.762 (4) to 1.744 (3) Å]. The B9—B10 vector also exhibits a contraction of 0.046 Å, whereas the H-atom-bridged B10—B11 and B8—B9 edges slightly increase by ca 0.04 Å, from 1.853 (3) to 1.892 (3) Å. The shortening of the B7 vertex may be ascribed to its more intimate intracluster bonding. On deprotonation, the electron pair and the associated orbital in the endo-terminal B7—H bond become involved in direct cluster bonding. A similar, albeit smaller, effect may be noted in the formally isoelectronic isostructural pair [B11H14] and [B11H13]2− (Getman et al., 1988; Fitchie, 1967), viz. 1.89 to 1.80 Å for B7—B8/B11. This may also be reflected in the decrease of the S—B7 distance, 1.910 (3) to 1.8829 (19) Å, and in the upward tilt of the S—B7 vector towards the plane of the open-face atoms defined by the centroid of B7/B8/B9/B10/B11 [from 164.2° in (I) to 154.0° in (II)]. There may also be some additional steric relief as the Me2S group rotates to allow a methyl group to fill the vacancy created by the loss of the proton.

Compound (II) may be directly compared with its isostructural analogue [NBzEt3][7-(C5H4N)-nido-B11H12], (III) (Volkov et al., 2001), in which the ligand is a pyridine group. There are no significant difference in the cluster interatomic dimensions between the two molecules. The bridging-H-atom assymmetry that is often observed in boron hydrides (Beaudet, 1988) and has been noted for (I) and (III) is mirrored in (II), with the long B—H(bridge) distance [ca 1.32 (2) Å] being toward the B7 vertex.

Finally, we note that the N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,8-diaminonapthalenide salt of (II) may be obtained more conveniently and in high yield by deprotonation of (I) with the mild non-nucleophilic base N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,8-diaminonapthalene.

Experimental top

Compound (II) was obtained in an experiment to produce K2[B11H11] according to the method of Volkov (1999), in which a reduced yield of the target compound was obtained. A pale-yellow residue, remaining after filtering off the solid K2[B11H11] product and reducing the THF filtrate to dryness, was extracted with two aliquots of diethylether. 11B NMR spectrometry of the first aliquot showed it to be predominantly one compound together with a small amount of K2[B11H11]. After removal of ether, a white powder was obtained (19% based on K[Me2SB11H12]), a portion of which was dissolved in water and added to a solution of [Et4N]Cl:xH2O to yield compound (II). Colourless single crystals were grown by hexane diffusion into a CD2Cl2 solution of the compound. The second aliquot was almost pure K2[B11H11]. The N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,8-diaminonaphthalenide salt of (II) may be produced directly by addition of N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,8-diaminonaphthalene (Proton Sponge) to (I) dissolved in a minimum of CHCl3. Crystals of the compound drop out of solution overnight. Analysis; 11B NMR for (II) [p.p.m., 96.3 MHz, CD2Cl2, 298 K; assignments by comparison with (III) (Volkov et al., 2001), for which the chemical shift values are shown in square brackets]: B7/5 − 7.9 [+3.4, −11.5], B2/3 − 13.3 [−12.3], B8/11 − 17.7 [−18.7], B9/10 − 23.3 [−24.7], B1 − 29.1 [−29.1], B4/6 − 30.1 [−31.6]; δ(1H) with relative intensities in parentheses: +1.76 (1), +1.32 (4), +0.83 (1), +0.69 (1) +0.39 (3), −4.90 (2) and +2.46 (6). The measured 11B and 1H NMR spectra for both compounds show very similar chemical shift values, except for the resonance due to the B7 vertex, which is shifted to higher field by −11.3 p.p.m. The resonance due to the antipodal B5 vertex also moves slightly to higher field (−2.6 p.p.m.).

Refinement top

Cluster H atoms were located via Fourier difference syntheses, with positional and isotropic displacement parameters freely refined and B—Hterminal distances in the range 1.084 (18)–1.140 (18) Å. H atoms attached to the C atoms of the cation were treated using the SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997) defaults. Methyl groups in the dimethyl sulfide cluster substituent and ethyl groups in the cation were included in calculated positions, with a refined rotational parameter for each methyl or ethyl group and Uiso values of 1.5–1.2 times the Ueq value of the parent C atom.

Computing details top

Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 1997–2000); cell refinement: HKL SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor 1997); data reduction: HKL DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor 1997) and SCALEPACK; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).

Figures top
[Figure 1] Fig. 1. The anion in (II), with displacement ellipsoids shown at the 50% probability level.
[Tetraethylammonium][7-dimethylsulfide-nido-dodecahydroundecaborate] top
Crystal data top
C8H20N+·C2H18B11SF(000) = 704
Mr = 323.38Dx = 1.041 Mg m3
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -P2ybcCell parameters from 3666 reflections
a = 10.5939 (3) Åθ = 1.0–25.0°
b = 11.7359 (3) ŵ = 0.15 mm1
c = 16.9528 (4) ÅT = 173 K
β = 101.666 (1)°Needle, colourless
V = 2064.18 (9) Å30.32 × 0.22 × 0.12 mm
Z = 4
Data collection top
Nonius KappaCCD
diffractometer
2821 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tubeRint = 0.033
Graphite monochromatorθmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.6°
Detector resolution: 9 pixels mm-1h = 1212
CCD scansk = 1312
6232 measured reflectionsl = 2020
3628 independent reflections
Refinement top
Refinement on F2Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Least-squares matrix: fullSecondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.042Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
wR(F2) = 0.096H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
S = 1.03 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0345P)2 + 0.8016P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
3628 reflections(Δ/σ)max < 0.001
256 parametersΔρmax = 0.18 e Å3
0 restraintsΔρmin = 0.23 e Å3
Crystal data top
C8H20N+·C2H18B11SV = 2064.18 (9) Å3
Mr = 323.38Z = 4
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation
a = 10.5939 (3) ŵ = 0.15 mm1
b = 11.7359 (3) ÅT = 173 K
c = 16.9528 (4) Å0.32 × 0.22 × 0.12 mm
β = 101.666 (1)°
Data collection top
Nonius KappaCCD
diffractometer
2821 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
6232 measured reflectionsRint = 0.033
3628 independent reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.0420 restraints
wR(F2) = 0.096H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
S = 1.03Δρmax = 0.18 e Å3
3628 reflectionsΔρmin = 0.23 e Å3
256 parameters
Special details top

Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes.

Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
S0.05411 (4)0.03318 (4)0.22159 (3)0.02434 (14)
C120.11657 (17)0.02979 (18)0.18459 (12)0.0334 (5)
H12A0.15610.02350.21700.050*
H12B0.13470.00480.12830.050*
H12C0.15230.10620.18830.050*
C130.0597 (2)0.0993 (2)0.31727 (11)0.0396 (5)
H13A0.01970.17480.30930.059*
H13B0.14960.10700.34550.059*
H13C0.01270.05220.34950.059*
B10.3201 (2)0.27822 (18)0.12985 (13)0.0239 (5)
B20.21021 (19)0.25461 (17)0.19455 (12)0.0223 (4)
B30.27632 (19)0.13810 (17)0.15197 (12)0.0217 (4)
B40.2880 (2)0.17349 (18)0.05140 (13)0.0253 (5)
B50.2305 (2)0.31648 (17)0.03487 (13)0.0247 (5)
B60.1806 (2)0.36743 (17)0.12230 (12)0.0236 (5)
B70.11244 (19)0.14065 (17)0.15462 (12)0.0205 (4)
B80.1561 (2)0.08697 (17)0.06757 (12)0.0228 (4)
B90.1351 (2)0.20274 (18)0.01136 (13)0.0281 (5)
B100.0651 (2)0.32797 (18)0.03453 (13)0.0262 (5)
B110.05001 (19)0.27941 (17)0.13883 (12)0.0220 (4)
H10.4152 (17)0.3138 (15)0.1518 (10)0.023 (5)*
H20.2311 (17)0.2749 (15)0.2598 (11)0.028 (5)*
H30.3457 (17)0.0777 (15)0.1895 (10)0.025 (5)*
H40.3706 (18)0.1396 (16)0.0252 (11)0.035 (5)*
H50.2668 (16)0.3740 (15)0.0073 (10)0.026 (5)*
H60.1911 (17)0.4585 (16)0.1424 (11)0.032 (5)*
H80.1524 (17)0.0064 (16)0.0486 (11)0.027 (5)*
H90.1283 (19)0.1857 (18)0.0755 (13)0.045 (6)*
H9B0.0631 (19)0.1414 (18)0.0153 (12)0.043 (6)*
H100.0044 (19)0.3951 (17)0.0001 (11)0.038 (5)*
H10B0.0014 (19)0.2623 (17)0.0636 (12)0.042 (6)*
H110.0251 (16)0.3174 (15)0.1695 (10)0.024 (5)*
N0.40988 (13)0.74484 (12)0.10833 (8)0.0225 (3)
C140.29352 (18)0.70354 (18)0.04765 (12)0.0340 (5)
H14A0.27580.62360.06060.041*
H14B0.21790.74970.05390.041*
C150.3068 (2)0.7092 (2)0.03952 (12)0.0474 (6)
H15A0.30720.78910.05640.071*
H15B0.23410.66950.07340.071*
H15C0.38770.67270.04530.071*
C160.3836 (2)0.72729 (17)0.19227 (11)0.0332 (5)
H16A0.35840.64680.19740.040*
H16B0.46480.74030.23190.040*
C170.2801 (2)0.80299 (19)0.21416 (14)0.0478 (6)
H17A0.30880.88250.21620.072*
H17B0.26420.78060.26700.072*
H17C0.20050.79490.17350.072*
C180.53029 (17)0.67862 (15)0.10206 (12)0.0270 (4)
H18A0.55140.69430.04880.032*
H18B0.60270.70740.14360.032*
C190.5212 (2)0.55113 (16)0.11194 (13)0.0364 (5)
H19A0.49880.53420.16400.055*
H19B0.60430.51610.10970.055*
H19C0.45450.52040.06850.055*
C200.43215 (17)0.86994 (15)0.09177 (11)0.0254 (4)
H20A0.44460.87720.03570.030*
H20B0.35330.91300.09570.030*
C210.54558 (18)0.92491 (16)0.14709 (13)0.0341 (5)
H21A0.53840.91300.20320.051*
H21B0.54621.00680.13590.051*
H21C0.62580.89060.13810.051*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
S0.0259 (3)0.0215 (2)0.0276 (2)0.0010 (2)0.01006 (18)0.0029 (2)
C120.0274 (11)0.0394 (11)0.0337 (11)0.0126 (9)0.0066 (8)0.0020 (9)
C130.0436 (13)0.0525 (14)0.0235 (10)0.0177 (11)0.0090 (9)0.0027 (10)
B10.0200 (11)0.0236 (11)0.0285 (11)0.0015 (9)0.0057 (9)0.0030 (9)
B20.0222 (11)0.0228 (11)0.0225 (10)0.0026 (9)0.0058 (8)0.0002 (9)
B30.0199 (10)0.0206 (10)0.0246 (10)0.0012 (9)0.0043 (8)0.0011 (9)
B40.0289 (12)0.0213 (11)0.0285 (11)0.0045 (9)0.0123 (9)0.0025 (9)
B50.0282 (12)0.0212 (11)0.0271 (11)0.0023 (9)0.0115 (9)0.0045 (9)
B60.0265 (11)0.0185 (10)0.0271 (11)0.0002 (9)0.0082 (9)0.0001 (9)
B70.0199 (10)0.0211 (10)0.0210 (10)0.0014 (8)0.0054 (8)0.0012 (8)
B80.0271 (11)0.0185 (10)0.0233 (10)0.0030 (9)0.0065 (9)0.0012 (9)
B90.0392 (13)0.0229 (11)0.0229 (11)0.0015 (10)0.0079 (10)0.0022 (9)
B100.0272 (12)0.0232 (11)0.0284 (11)0.0035 (9)0.0058 (9)0.0038 (9)
B110.0225 (11)0.0200 (10)0.0246 (11)0.0011 (9)0.0075 (9)0.0008 (8)
N0.0184 (8)0.0233 (8)0.0256 (8)0.0007 (6)0.0041 (6)0.0003 (6)
C140.0181 (10)0.0415 (12)0.0395 (12)0.0012 (9)0.0010 (8)0.0081 (10)
C150.0419 (13)0.0606 (15)0.0343 (12)0.0058 (12)0.0048 (10)0.0122 (11)
C160.0449 (12)0.0295 (10)0.0275 (10)0.0039 (9)0.0126 (9)0.0025 (9)
C170.0648 (15)0.0381 (12)0.0522 (14)0.0050 (11)0.0395 (12)0.0029 (11)
C180.0197 (10)0.0234 (10)0.0369 (11)0.0037 (8)0.0033 (8)0.0012 (8)
C190.0415 (12)0.0252 (10)0.0428 (12)0.0041 (9)0.0089 (10)0.0021 (9)
C200.0228 (10)0.0217 (9)0.0328 (10)0.0046 (8)0.0083 (8)0.0058 (8)
C210.0298 (11)0.0214 (10)0.0508 (13)0.0008 (8)0.0072 (9)0.0009 (9)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
S—C121.7904 (19)B5—H51.108 (18)
S—C131.7881 (19)B6—H61.120 (19)
S—B71.8829 (19)B8—H81.140 (18)
B1—B21.776 (3)B9—H91.09 (2)
B1—B31.769 (3)B10—H101.11 (2)
B1—B41.792 (3)B11—H111.127 (17)
B1—B51.754 (3)B8—H9B1.34 (2)
B1—B61.794 (3)B9—H9B1.20 (2)
B2—B31.757 (3)B10—H10B1.21 (2)
B2—B61.788 (3)B11—H10B1.30 (2)
B2—B71.743 (3)N—C161.518 (2)
B2—B111.791 (3)N—C141.517 (2)
B3—B41.783 (3)N—C181.516 (2)
B3—B71.746 (3)N—C201.522 (2)
B3—B81.815 (3)C14—C151.514 (3)
B4—B51.788 (3)C14—H14A0.9900
B4—B81.793 (3)C14—H14B0.9900
B4—B91.782 (3)C15—H15A0.9800
B5—B91.760 (3)C15—H15B0.9800
B5—B61.775 (3)C15—H15C0.9800
B5—B101.757 (3)C16—C171.514 (3)
B6—B101.786 (3)C16—H16A0.9900
B6—B111.794 (3)C16—H16B0.9900
B7—B81.750 (3)C17—H17A0.9800
B7—B111.758 (3)C17—H17B0.9800
B8—B91.888 (3)C17—H17C0.9800
B9—B101.884 (3)C18—C191.511 (2)
B10—B111.895 (3)C18—H18A0.9900
C12—H12A0.9800C18—H18B0.9900
C12—H12B0.9800C19—H19A0.9800
C12—H12C0.9800C19—H19B0.9800
C13—H13A0.9800C19—H19C0.9800
C13—H13B0.9800C20—C211.511 (3)
C13—H13C0.9800C20—H20A0.9900
B1—H11.084 (18)C20—H20B0.9900
B2—H21.110 (18)C21—H21A0.9800
B3—H31.122 (18)C21—H21B0.9800
B4—H41.130 (18)C21—H21C0.9800
C13—S—C1299.97 (9)B8—B7—S116.24 (13)
C13—S—B7107.57 (9)B11—B7—S123.58 (12)
C12—S—B7103.59 (9)B7—B8—B4105.78 (14)
S—C12—H12A109.5B7—B8—B358.61 (11)
S—C12—H12B109.5B4—B8—B359.23 (11)
H12A—C12—H12B109.5B7—B8—B9108.98 (14)
S—C12—H12C109.5B4—B8—B957.85 (11)
H12A—C12—H12C109.5B3—B8—B9106.49 (14)
H12B—C12—H12C109.5B7—B8—H8125.8 (9)
S—C13—H13A109.5B4—B8—H8118.9 (9)
S—C13—H13B109.5B3—B8—H8121.2 (9)
H13A—C13—H13B109.5B9—B8—H8119.9 (9)
S—C13—H13C109.5B7—B8—H9B95.8 (8)
H13A—C13—H13C109.5B4—B8—H9B96.9 (9)
H13B—C13—H13C109.5B3—B8—H9B131.8 (9)
B5—B1—B3108.42 (15)H8—B8—H9B107.0 (13)
B5—B1—B2107.83 (14)B5—B9—B460.62 (12)
B3—B1—B259.41 (11)B5—B9—B1057.53 (11)
B5—B1—B460.54 (12)B4—B9—B10106.86 (15)
B3—B1—B460.09 (11)B5—B9—B8104.81 (14)
B2—B1—B4107.55 (14)B4—B9—B858.40 (11)
B5—B1—B660.01 (11)B10—B9—B8105.57 (14)
B3—B1—B6108.05 (14)B5—B9—H9119.9 (11)
B2—B1—B660.10 (11)B4—B9—H9115.3 (11)
B4—B1—B6108.49 (15)B10—B9—H9126.9 (11)
B5—B1—H1120.6 (9)B8—B9—H9123.2 (11)
B3—B1—H1123.4 (9)B5—B9—H9B129.6 (10)
B2—B1—H1121.9 (9)B4—B9—H9B103.2 (10)
B4—B1—H1122.8 (9)B10—B9—H9B88.8 (10)
B6—B1—H1119.6 (9)H9—B9—H9B110.2 (14)
B7—B2—B359.87 (11)B5—B10—B660.12 (12)
B7—B2—B1107.00 (14)B5—B10—B957.69 (12)
B3—B2—B160.12 (11)B6—B10—B9106.58 (14)
B7—B2—B6107.11 (14)B5—B10—B11104.24 (14)
B3—B2—B6108.91 (14)B6—B10—B1158.24 (11)
B1—B2—B660.47 (11)B9—B10—B11105.38 (14)
B7—B2—B1159.64 (11)B5—B10—H10122.0 (10)
B3—B2—B11108.89 (14)B6—B10—H10118.8 (10)
B1—B2—B11108.58 (14)B9—B10—H10125.0 (10)
B6—B2—B1160.15 (11)B11—B10—H10123.9 (10)
B7—B2—H2122.4 (9)B5—B10—H10B127.6 (9)
B3—B2—H2124.2 (9)B6—B10—H10B100.5 (10)
B1—B2—H2124.0 (9)B9—B10—H10B88.9 (9)
B6—B2—H2119.7 (9)H10—B10—H10B110.1 (14)
B11—B2—H2117.9 (9)B7—B11—B258.80 (11)
B7—B3—B259.67 (11)B7—B11—B6106.20 (14)
B7—B3—B1107.12 (14)B2—B11—B659.83 (11)
B2—B3—B160.47 (11)B7—B11—B10108.70 (14)
B7—B3—B4106.40 (14)B2—B11—B10106.94 (13)
B2—B3—B4108.80 (14)B6—B11—B1057.85 (11)
B1—B3—B460.60 (11)B7—B11—H10B94.4 (9)
B7—B3—B858.85 (11)B2—B11—H10B131.1 (9)
B2—B3—B8107.86 (14)B6—B11—H10B96.8 (9)
B1—B3—B8108.22 (14)B7—B11—H11125.1 (9)
B4—B3—B859.78 (11)B2—B11—H11120.2 (9)
B7—B3—H3122.5 (9)B6—B11—H11118.9 (9)
B2—B3—H3121.9 (9)B10—B11—H11120.8 (9)
B1—B3—H3122.5 (9)H10B—B11—H11108.6 (12)
B4—B3—H3121.7 (9)C18—N—C14111.64 (14)
B8—B3—H3120.9 (9)C18—N—C16108.21 (14)
B9—B4—B3112.65 (14)C14—N—C16108.33 (14)
B9—B4—B559.06 (12)C18—N—C20108.52 (13)
B3—B4—B5106.32 (14)C14—N—C20108.56 (14)
B9—B4—B1108.91 (14)C16—N—C20111.62 (13)
B3—B4—B159.32 (11)C15—C14—N115.14 (16)
B5—B4—B158.68 (12)C15—C14—H14A108.5
B9—B4—B863.75 (12)N—C14—H14A108.5
B3—B4—B860.99 (11)C15—C14—H14B108.5
B5—B4—B8107.69 (14)N—C14—H14B108.5
B1—B4—B8108.17 (14)H14A—C14—H14B107.5
B9—B4—H4121.0 (10)C14—C15—H15A109.5
B3—B4—H4120.2 (10)C14—C15—H15B109.5
B5—B4—H4122.3 (10)H15A—C15—H15B109.5
B1—B4—H4119.1 (10)C14—C15—H15C109.5
B8—B4—H4123.4 (10)H15A—C15—H15C109.5
B1—B5—B10112.15 (15)H15B—C15—H15C109.5
B1—B5—B9111.72 (15)C17—C16—N115.40 (16)
B10—B5—B964.78 (13)C17—C16—H16A108.4
B1—B5—B661.12 (12)N—C16—H16A108.4
B10—B5—B660.76 (12)C17—C16—H16B108.4
B9—B5—B6112.72 (15)N—C16—H16B108.4
B1—B5—B460.78 (12)H16A—C16—H16B107.5
B10—B5—B4112.37 (15)C16—C17—H17A109.5
B9—B5—B460.31 (12)C16—C17—H17B109.5
B6—B5—B4109.56 (14)H17A—C17—H17B109.5
B1—B5—H5123.7 (9)C16—C17—H17C109.5
B10—B5—H5115.3 (9)H17A—C17—H17C109.5
B9—B5—H5114.7 (9)H17B—C17—H17C109.5
B6—B5—H5122.3 (9)C19—C18—N115.24 (15)
B4—B5—H5121.5 (9)C19—C18—H18A108.5
B5—B6—B1059.12 (12)N—C18—H18A108.5
B5—B6—B2106.38 (14)C19—C18—H18B108.5
B10—B6—B2111.98 (15)N—C18—H18B108.5
B5—B6—B11107.81 (14)H18A—C18—H18B107.5
B10—B6—B1163.92 (12)C18—C19—H19A109.5
B2—B6—B1160.02 (11)C18—C19—H19B109.5
B5—B6—B158.87 (11)H19A—C19—H19B109.5
B10—B6—B1108.91 (14)C18—C19—H19C109.5
B2—B6—B159.42 (11)H19A—C19—H19C109.5
B11—B6—B1107.64 (14)H19B—C19—H19C109.5
B5—B6—H6123.2 (9)C21—C20—N115.51 (14)
B10—B6—H6120.6 (10)C21—C20—H20A108.4
B2—B6—H6120.4 (10)N—C20—H20A108.4
B11—B6—H6122.3 (9)C21—C20—H20B108.4
B1—B6—H6120.4 (10)N—C20—H20B108.4
B2—B7—B360.47 (11)H20A—C20—H20B107.5
B2—B7—B8111.49 (14)C20—C21—H21A109.5
B3—B7—B862.53 (11)C20—C21—H21B109.5
B2—B7—B1161.56 (11)H21A—C21—H21B109.5
B3—B7—B11110.94 (14)C20—C21—H21C109.5
B8—B7—B11111.13 (14)H21A—C21—H21C109.5
B2—B7—S121.44 (13)H21B—C21—H21C109.5
B3—B7—S116.96 (13)
B5—B1—B2—B762.63 (18)B2—B3—B7—B8140.25 (15)
B3—B1—B2—B738.64 (13)B1—B3—B7—B8101.31 (15)
B4—B1—B2—B71.25 (19)B4—B3—B7—B837.73 (13)
B6—B1—B2—B7100.40 (15)B2—B3—B7—B1136.60 (14)
B5—B1—B2—B3101.27 (16)B1—B3—B7—B112.34 (19)
B4—B1—B2—B337.38 (14)B4—B3—B7—B1165.92 (17)
B6—B1—B2—B3139.03 (15)B8—B3—B7—B11103.65 (15)
B5—B1—B2—B637.76 (14)B2—B3—B7—S112.61 (15)
B3—B1—B2—B6139.03 (15)B1—B3—B7—S151.56 (12)
B4—B1—B2—B6101.65 (16)B4—B3—B7—S144.86 (13)
B5—B1—B2—B110.31 (19)B8—B3—B7—S107.13 (15)
B3—B1—B2—B11101.58 (15)C13—S—B7—B222.63 (17)
B4—B1—B2—B1164.20 (17)C12—S—B7—B2127.91 (15)
B6—B1—B2—B1137.45 (13)C13—S—B7—B392.93 (15)
B1—B2—B3—B7136.34 (15)C12—S—B7—B3161.80 (13)
B6—B2—B3—B799.25 (15)C13—S—B7—B8163.89 (14)
B11—B2—B3—B735.28 (13)C12—S—B7—B890.84 (14)
B7—B2—B3—B1136.34 (15)C13—S—B7—B1152.06 (17)
B6—B2—B3—B137.09 (14)C12—S—B7—B1153.21 (17)
B11—B2—B3—B1101.06 (15)B2—B7—B8—B40.62 (19)
B7—B2—B3—B498.42 (15)B3—B7—B8—B437.34 (13)
B1—B2—B3—B437.92 (14)B11—B7—B8—B466.01 (17)
B6—B2—B3—B40.84 (19)S—B7—B8—B4145.61 (13)
B11—B2—B3—B463.14 (17)B2—B7—B8—B336.72 (14)
B7—B2—B3—B835.09 (13)B11—B7—B8—B3103.35 (15)
B1—B2—B3—B8101.25 (15)S—B7—B8—B3108.27 (15)
B6—B2—B3—B864.16 (17)B2—B7—B8—B961.44 (19)
B11—B2—B3—B80.19 (18)B3—B7—B8—B998.16 (15)
B5—B1—B3—B761.68 (17)B11—B7—B8—B95.20 (19)
B2—B1—B3—B738.57 (13)S—B7—B8—B9153.58 (13)
B4—B1—B3—B799.53 (15)B9—B4—B8—B7102.80 (15)
B6—B1—B3—B71.86 (19)B3—B4—B8—B737.06 (13)
B5—B1—B3—B2100.25 (15)B5—B4—B8—B762.17 (17)
B4—B1—B3—B2138.10 (15)B1—B4—B8—B70.18 (19)
B6—B1—B3—B236.71 (13)B9—B4—B8—B3139.86 (14)
B5—B1—B3—B437.85 (13)B5—B4—B8—B399.23 (15)
B2—B1—B3—B4138.10 (15)B1—B4—B8—B337.24 (13)
B6—B1—B3—B4101.38 (16)B3—B4—B8—B9139.86 (14)
B5—B1—B3—B80.39 (18)B5—B4—B8—B940.63 (13)
B2—B1—B3—B8100.64 (15)B1—B4—B8—B9102.62 (16)
B4—B1—B3—B837.46 (13)B2—B3—B8—B735.44 (13)
B6—B1—B3—B863.92 (17)B1—B3—B8—B799.39 (15)
B7—B3—B4—B91.5 (2)B4—B3—B8—B7137.21 (15)
B2—B3—B4—B961.38 (19)B7—B3—B8—B4137.21 (15)
B1—B3—B4—B999.25 (16)B2—B3—B8—B4101.77 (15)
B8—B3—B4—B938.79 (14)B1—B3—B8—B437.82 (13)
B7—B3—B4—B564.22 (17)B7—B3—B8—B9102.51 (15)
B2—B3—B4—B51.34 (19)B2—B3—B8—B967.08 (16)
B1—B3—B4—B536.52 (14)B1—B3—B8—B93.13 (17)
B8—B3—B4—B5101.52 (15)B4—B3—B8—B934.70 (13)
B7—B3—B4—B1100.74 (15)B1—B5—B9—B433.70 (14)
B2—B3—B4—B137.87 (14)B10—B5—B9—B4138.83 (15)
B8—B3—B4—B1138.04 (15)B6—B5—B9—B4100.32 (16)
B7—B3—B4—B837.30 (13)B1—B5—B9—B10105.13 (16)
B2—B3—B4—B8100.18 (15)B6—B5—B9—B1038.51 (14)
B1—B3—B4—B8138.04 (15)B4—B5—B9—B10138.83 (15)
B5—B1—B4—B932.38 (14)B1—B5—B9—B85.88 (19)
B3—B1—B4—B9105.67 (16)B10—B5—B9—B899.25 (15)
B2—B1—B4—B968.58 (17)B6—B5—B9—B860.74 (18)
B6—B1—B4—B95.03 (19)B4—B5—B9—B839.58 (13)
B5—B1—B4—B3138.04 (15)B3—B4—B9—B596.03 (16)
B2—B1—B4—B337.09 (13)B1—B4—B9—B532.23 (14)
B6—B1—B4—B3100.63 (15)B8—B4—B9—B5133.68 (15)
B3—B1—B4—B5138.04 (15)B3—B4—B9—B1060.56 (18)
B2—B1—B4—B5100.96 (15)B5—B4—B9—B1035.47 (13)
B6—B1—B4—B537.41 (13)B1—B4—B9—B103.24 (19)
B5—B1—B4—B8100.07 (15)B8—B4—B9—B1098.21 (15)
B3—B1—B4—B837.98 (13)B3—B4—B9—B837.65 (14)
B2—B1—B4—B80.89 (19)B5—B4—B9—B8133.68 (15)
B6—B1—B4—B862.66 (17)B1—B4—B9—B8101.45 (15)
B3—B1—B5—B1066.43 (18)B7—B8—B9—B556.41 (18)
B2—B1—B5—B103.6 (2)B4—B8—B9—B540.68 (14)
B4—B1—B5—B10104.08 (16)B3—B8—B9—B55.39 (18)
B6—B1—B5—B1034.23 (14)B7—B8—B9—B497.09 (15)
B3—B1—B5—B94.1 (2)B3—B8—B9—B435.29 (13)
B2—B1—B5—B966.98 (18)B7—B8—B9—B103.40 (19)
B4—B1—B5—B933.52 (14)B4—B8—B9—B10100.49 (15)
B6—B1—B5—B9104.78 (16)B3—B8—B9—B1065.20 (17)
B3—B1—B5—B6100.66 (15)B1—B5—B10—B634.36 (14)
B2—B1—B5—B637.81 (14)B9—B5—B10—B6138.84 (15)
B4—B1—B5—B6138.30 (15)B4—B5—B10—B6100.64 (16)
B3—B1—B5—B437.65 (13)B1—B5—B10—B9104.48 (16)
B2—B1—B5—B4100.50 (15)B6—B5—B10—B9138.84 (15)
B6—B1—B5—B4138.30 (15)B4—B5—B10—B938.20 (14)
B9—B4—B5—B1143.80 (15)B1—B5—B10—B115.08 (19)
B3—B4—B5—B136.81 (13)B9—B5—B10—B1199.40 (15)
B8—B4—B5—B1100.89 (15)B6—B5—B10—B1139.44 (13)
B9—B4—B5—B1040.09 (15)B4—B5—B10—B1161.20 (18)
B3—B4—B5—B1066.90 (19)B2—B6—B10—B596.49 (15)
B1—B4—B5—B10103.71 (16)B11—B6—B10—B5133.59 (14)
B8—B4—B5—B102.8 (2)B1—B6—B10—B532.70 (13)
B3—B4—B5—B9106.99 (16)B5—B6—B10—B935.48 (13)
B1—B4—B5—B9143.80 (15)B2—B6—B10—B961.01 (18)
B8—B4—B5—B942.91 (14)B11—B6—B10—B998.11 (15)
B9—B4—B5—B6105.62 (16)B1—B6—B10—B92.78 (18)
B3—B4—B5—B61.4 (2)B5—B6—B10—B11133.59 (14)
B1—B4—B5—B638.18 (14)B2—B6—B10—B1137.10 (13)
B8—B4—B5—B662.71 (18)B1—B6—B10—B11100.90 (15)
B1—B5—B6—B10143.34 (15)B4—B9—B10—B536.83 (14)
B9—B5—B6—B1040.21 (15)B8—B9—B10—B597.89 (16)
B4—B5—B6—B10105.31 (16)B5—B9—B10—B636.55 (13)
B1—B5—B6—B237.16 (13)B4—B9—B10—B60.28 (18)
B10—B5—B6—B2106.18 (15)B8—B9—B10—B661.34 (17)
B9—B5—B6—B265.97 (19)B5—B9—B10—B1197.35 (15)
B4—B5—B6—B20.87 (19)B4—B9—B10—B1160.53 (17)
B1—B5—B6—B11100.25 (15)B8—B9—B10—B110.53 (18)
B10—B5—B6—B1143.09 (14)B3—B7—B11—B236.16 (13)
B9—B5—B6—B112.9 (2)B8—B7—B11—B2103.73 (15)
B4—B5—B6—B1162.21 (18)S—B7—B11—B2110.64 (16)
B10—B5—B6—B1143.34 (15)B2—B7—B11—B638.02 (13)
B9—B5—B6—B1103.13 (16)B3—B7—B11—B61.86 (19)
B4—B5—B6—B138.03 (14)B8—B7—B11—B665.71 (17)
B7—B2—B6—B563.29 (17)S—B7—B11—B6148.66 (13)
B3—B2—B6—B50.02 (19)B2—B7—B11—B1098.89 (15)
B1—B2—B6—B536.91 (14)B3—B7—B11—B1062.74 (18)
B11—B2—B6—B5101.44 (15)B8—B7—B11—B104.83 (19)
B7—B2—B6—B100.57 (19)S—B7—B11—B10150.46 (13)
B3—B2—B6—B1062.70 (18)B3—B2—B11—B735.37 (13)
B1—B2—B6—B1099.64 (16)B1—B2—B11—B799.24 (15)
B11—B2—B6—B1038.72 (14)B6—B2—B11—B7136.83 (14)
B7—B2—B6—B1138.15 (13)B7—B2—B11—B6136.83 (14)
B3—B2—B6—B11101.42 (15)B3—B2—B11—B6101.46 (15)
B1—B2—B6—B11138.35 (15)B1—B2—B11—B637.59 (13)
B7—B2—B6—B1100.21 (15)B7—B2—B11—B10101.97 (15)
B3—B2—B6—B136.93 (14)B3—B2—B11—B1066.60 (17)
B11—B2—B6—B1138.35 (15)B1—B2—B11—B102.73 (18)
B3—B1—B6—B5101.28 (16)B6—B2—B11—B1034.86 (13)
B2—B1—B6—B5137.69 (15)B5—B6—B11—B761.47 (17)
B4—B1—B6—B537.64 (13)B10—B6—B11—B7102.23 (15)
B5—B1—B6—B1032.79 (14)B2—B6—B11—B737.55 (13)
B3—B1—B6—B1068.49 (17)B1—B6—B11—B70.65 (18)
B2—B1—B6—B10104.90 (16)B5—B6—B11—B299.02 (15)
B4—B1—B6—B104.85 (19)B10—B6—B11—B2139.77 (14)
B5—B1—B6—B2137.69 (15)B1—B6—B11—B236.90 (13)
B3—B1—B6—B236.41 (13)B5—B6—B11—B1040.75 (13)
B4—B1—B6—B2100.05 (15)B2—B6—B11—B10139.77 (14)
B5—B1—B6—B11100.53 (15)B1—B6—B11—B10102.88 (15)
B3—B1—B6—B110.74 (19)B5—B10—B11—B757.38 (17)
B2—B1—B6—B1137.16 (13)B6—B10—B11—B797.76 (15)
B4—B1—B6—B1162.89 (17)B9—B10—B11—B72.48 (18)
B1—B2—B7—B338.75 (13)B5—B10—B11—B24.68 (18)
B6—B2—B7—B3102.32 (15)B6—B10—B11—B235.71 (13)
B11—B2—B7—B3140.71 (14)B9—B10—B11—B264.54 (17)
B3—B2—B7—B837.57 (14)B5—B10—B11—B640.38 (13)
B1—B2—B7—B81.18 (19)B9—B10—B11—B6100.24 (15)
B6—B2—B7—B864.75 (18)C18—N—C14—C1557.8 (2)
B11—B2—B7—B8103.14 (15)C16—N—C14—C15176.87 (17)
B3—B2—B7—B11140.71 (14)C20—N—C14—C1561.8 (2)
B1—B2—B7—B11101.95 (15)C18—N—C16—C17170.04 (17)
B6—B2—B7—B1138.38 (13)C14—N—C16—C1768.8 (2)
B3—B2—B7—S105.33 (16)C20—N—C16—C1750.7 (2)
B1—B2—B7—S144.08 (13)C14—N—C18—C1956.8 (2)
B6—B2—B7—S152.35 (13)C16—N—C18—C1962.3 (2)
B11—B2—B7—S113.97 (15)C20—N—C18—C19176.42 (15)
B1—B3—B7—B238.94 (13)C18—N—C20—C2158.33 (19)
B4—B3—B7—B2102.53 (15)C14—N—C20—C21179.84 (15)
B8—B3—B7—B2140.25 (15)C16—N—C20—C2160.82 (19)

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formulaC8H20N+·C2H18B11S
Mr323.38
Crystal system, space groupMonoclinic, P21/c
Temperature (K)173
a, b, c (Å)10.5939 (3), 11.7359 (3), 16.9528 (4)
β (°) 101.666 (1)
V3)2064.18 (9)
Z4
Radiation typeMo Kα
µ (mm1)0.15
Crystal size (mm)0.32 × 0.22 × 0.12
Data collection
DiffractometerNonius KappaCCD
diffractometer
Absorption correction
No. of measured, independent and
observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections
6232, 3628, 2821
Rint0.033
(sin θ/λ)max1)0.595
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.042, 0.096, 1.03
No. of reflections3628
No. of parameters256
H-atom treatmentH atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å3)0.18, 0.23

Computer programs: COLLECT (Nonius, 1997–2000), HKL SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor 1997), HKL DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor 1997) and SCALEPACK, SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).

Selected bond lengths (Å) top
S—C121.7904 (19)B4—B81.793 (3)
S—C131.7881 (19)B4—B91.782 (3)
S—B71.8829 (19)B5—B91.760 (3)
B1—B21.776 (3)B5—B61.775 (3)
B1—B31.769 (3)B5—B101.757 (3)
B1—B41.792 (3)B6—B101.786 (3)
B1—B51.754 (3)B6—B111.794 (3)
B1—B61.794 (3)B7—B81.750 (3)
B2—B31.757 (3)B7—B111.758 (3)
B2—B61.788 (3)B8—B91.888 (3)
B2—B71.743 (3)B9—B101.884 (3)
B2—B111.791 (3)B10—B111.895 (3)
B3—B41.783 (3)B8—H9B1.34 (2)
B3—B71.746 (3)B9—H9B1.20 (2)
B3—B81.815 (3)B10—H10B1.21 (2)
B4—B51.788 (3)B11—H10B1.30 (2)
 

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