Carborane radical anions: spectroscopic and electronic properties of a carborane radical anion with a 2n + 3 skeletal electron count

Fox, M.A.; Nervi, C.; Crivello, A.; Low, P.J.

Abstract

One-electron reduction of the well-known carborane 1,2-Ph2-1,2-C2B10H10 (1) gives rise to a stable carborane radical anion ([1]–) with a true 2n + 3 cluster electron count; the geometry of ([1]–) features an elongated CC cage distance but no significant -bonding interactions between the cage and the phenyl substituents.

Citation

Fox, M., Nervi, C., Crivello, A., & Low, P. (2007). Carborane radical anions: spectroscopic and electronic properties of a carborane radical anion with a 2n + 3 skeletal electron count. Chemical Communications, 23, 2372-2374. https://doi.org/10.1039/b700110j

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Mar 9, 2007
• Deposit Date: Sep 21, 2007
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 31, 2014
• Journal: Chemical Communications
• Print ISSN: 1359-7345
• Electronic ISSN: 1364-548X
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 23
• Pages: 2372-2374
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/b700110j
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1534845