Abstract: | The closo‐stannaborane salt Rh(PPh3)2‐(nbd)]1‐Me‐1‐closo‐SnB11H11] reacts with H2 in CH2 Cl2 solution to afford the contact ion‐pair Rh(PPh3)2(1‐Me‐closo‐SnB11H11), which has been characterized in solution and the solid state by X‐ray diffraction. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 17:174–180, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20218 |