Carboranes and Metallocarboranes.
Abstract
One of the most significant developments in modern boron chemistry was the discovery of the carboranes. The substitution of CH(3+) vertices for BH(2+) units in boron hydride polyhedra opened up an entire new field of chemical endeavor. Chemical investigations of the carboranes uncovered yet another area of boron chemistry, that of metallocarboranes. The chemistry of these species, which contain transitional metal vertices incorporated into the polyhedral framework, is just beginning to be elucidated. Several reactions common in carborane chemistry have recently been found to be generally applicable to metallocarboranes. These reactions (including rearrangement, contraction (elimination), and expansion) and the significance of the chemical similarity of these two types of heteroboranes are discussed. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 12, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0783678
Entities
People
- Kenneth P. Callahan
- M. Frederick Hawthorne
- William J. Evans
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles