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Paper
Chem. Commun., 2000, 2217 – 2218, DOI: 10.1039/b006685k
Why are B2O2 rings rare?
Jacquelyn M. Burke, Mark A. Fox, Andrés E. Goeta, Andrew K. Hughes and Todd B. Marder
The single-crystal X-ray structure of {[HPPh3]+}2[B4F 10O2]2– 2 reveals trigonal planar oxygen atoms in a rare example of a B2O2 ring; extended Hückel and ab initio molecular orbital calculations provide insight into the bonding and the geometry about oxygen.