Synthesis, Structures, and Properties of Zinc(II) and Cadmium(II) Complexes with Boron Cluster Anions [M(solv)6][BnHn] (M = Zn(II), Cd(II); solv = DMF, DMSO; n = 10, 12)

Complex compounds [M(solv)6][BnHn], where M = Zn(II), Cd(II); solv = DMF, DMSO; n = 10, 12, have been synthesized and studied by physicochemical methods (IR spectroscopy, electronic absorption spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction). The structures of complexes [Cd(DMF)6][B10H10] and [Zn(DMSO)6][B10H10] have been determined by X-ray diffraction. Based on the obtained data, methods for the synthesis of Zn(II) and Cd(II) coordination compounds with nitrogen-containing organic ligands in the presence of boron cluster anions [BnHn]2– (n = 10, 12) have been determined.