A closo-12-Vertex Dinickelaborane: [(η⁵-C₅H₅)₂Ni₂B₁₀H₁₀]

In the title compound, 1,2-di-η⁵-cyclopentadienyl-1,2-dinickela-closo-dodecaborane, [Ni₂(B₁₀H₁₀)(C₅H₅)₂], the cluster has a closo twelve-vertex icosahedral {Ni₂B₁₀} framework. The Ni atoms occupy adjacent vertices of the polyhedron and each Ni atom is coordinated by a η⁵-cyclopentadienyl ring.

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