Dodecaborate

Dodecaborate
Names
Other names
Dodecahydrododecaborate(2-)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
3407
  • InChI=1S/B12H12/c1-2-3(1)5(1)6(1)4(1,2)8(2)7(2,3)9(3,5)11(5,6)10(4,6,8)12(7,8,9)11/h1-12H/q-2
    Key: CHOGGIOVKODKET-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [BH-]1234[BH]5%12%13[BH]1%10%11[BH]289[BH]367[BH]145[BH]6%14%15[BH]78%16[BH]9%10%17[BH]%11%12%18[BH]1%13%14[BH-]%15%16%17%18
  • [BH]1234[BH]567[BH]189[BH]2%10%11[BH]8%12%13[BH]%10%14%15[BH]%16%17%18[BH]35([BH]6%16%19[BH]%12%14%17[BH-]79%13%19)[BH-]4%11%15%18
Properties
B12H12
Molar mass 141.9504 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

The dodecaborate(12) anion, [B12H12]2−, is a borane with an icosahedral arrangement of 12 boron atoms, with each boron atom being attached to a hydrogen atom. Its symmetry is classified by the molecular point group Ih.