First dinuclear B(II) monocations with bridging guanidinate ligands: synthesis and properties.

Reaction between the diborane (4) B2Cl2(NMe2)2 and Li(hpp) (hpp-=1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidinate) leads to [(Me2N)B(mu-hpp)] 2. This species can be protonated by HCl.OEt2 to give [(Me2HN)B(mu-hpp)]2Cl2 featuring two B(II) cations with direct B-B bonding.