A New Approach to the Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Cobalt Boride in the Course of the Thermal Decomposition of Cobalt Complexes [Co(DMF)] with Boron Cluster Anions.

In the course of the study, nanocrystalline cobalt monoboride was prepared by thermal decomposition of precursors [Co(DMF)][An], where [An] = [BH] (), [-BH] () or [BCl] () in an argon atmosphere. Three new salt-like compounds - were prepared when Co(NO) was allowed to react with (EtNH)[An]. Compound is new; the structures of compounds and have been previously reported.