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Carbon-boron-nitrogen alloys from borazarene-derived mesophase pitches. (2002)
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Westwood, A., Brydson, R., Coult, R., Fox, M., Rand, B., & Wade, K. (2002). Carbon-boron-nitrogen alloys from borazarene-derived mesophase pitches. Carbon, 40(12), 2157-2167. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0008-6223%2802%2900064-7

Synthetic routes to new C–B–N-containing mesophase materials from borazarene-type precursors have been explored. Such mesophases have the potential for forming C/BN alloys which could be processed in analogous ways to carbonaceous mesophases, e.g. in... Read More about Carbon-boron-nitrogen alloys from borazarene-derived mesophase pitches..

Do the discrete dianions C2B9H112- exist? Characterisation of alkali metal salts of the 11-vertex nido dicarboranes, C2B9H112-, in solution (2002)
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Fox, M., Hughes, A., Johnson, A., & Paterson, M. (2002). Do the discrete dianions C2B9H112- exist? Characterisation of alkali metal salts of the 11-vertex nido dicarboranes, C2B9H112-, in solution. Journal of the Chemical Society. Dalton transactions (2001. Online), 2002(9), 2009-2019. https://doi.org/10.1039/b109804g

Detailed experimental solution-state NMR data are reported for the nine moisture-sensitive salts of M2C2B9H11 (M = Li, Na, K) 1–9 generated by deprotonation of 7,8-C2B9H13, 7,9-C2B9H12− and 2,9-C2B9H13 by butyllithium, sodium hydride and potassium hy... Read More about Do the discrete dianions C2B9H112- exist? Characterisation of alkali metal salts of the 11-vertex nido dicarboranes, C2B9H112-, in solution.

Crystal and molecular structures of the nido-carborane anions, 7,9- and 2,9 C₂B₉H₁₂ (2002)
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Fox, M., Goeta, A., Hughes, A., & Johnson, A. (2002). Crystal and molecular structures of the nido-carborane anions, 7,9- and 2,9 C₂B₉H₁₂. Dalton Transactions, 10, 2132-2141. https://doi.org/10.1039/b108937d

Deboronation of meta-carborane, closo-1,7-C2B10H12, with refluxing piperidine results in the quantitative formation of [(C5H10NH)(2)H+](nido-7,9-C2B9H12-) whose structure was determined by X-ray diffraction. Heating under vacuum liberates piperidine... Read More about Crystal and molecular structures of the nido-carborane anions, 7,9- and 2,9 C₂B₉H₁₂.

Electrochemical evidence for electronic interactions through the para-carborane skeleton in the novel tricluster [{Co2C2(SiMe3)(CO)4(dppm)}2(μ-CB10H10C)] (2001)
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Fox, M., Paterson, M., Nervi, C., Galeotti, F., Puschmann, H., Howard, J., & Low, P. (2001). Electrochemical evidence for electronic interactions through the para-carborane skeleton in the novel tricluster [{Co2C2(SiMe3)(CO)4(dppm)}2(μ-CB10H10C)]. Chemical Communications, 2001(17), 1610-1611. https://doi.org/10.1039/b104307m

The electrochemical properties of the title compound reveal electronic interactions between two dicobalt-dicarbon clusters via a 1,12-para-carborane cage.

Synthesis of isomeric B-methylated tantalum carboranes, (Me₂N)₃TaC₂B₉H₁₀Me (2001)
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Fox, M., Howard, J., Hughes, A., Malget, J., & Yufit, D. (2001). Synthesis of isomeric B-methylated tantalum carboranes, (Me₂N)₃TaC₂B₉H₁₀Me. Dalton Transactions, 2001(15), 2263-2269. https://doi.org/10.1039/b103353k

The cage-alkylated metallacarborane complex [4,4,4-(NMe2)(3)-3- Me-4,1,2-closo-TaC2B9H10] 8, is obtained as the only product from the reaction of Ta(NMe2)(5) with nido-11-Me-2,7-C2B9H12 4, which is prone to skeletal rearrangement under basic conditio... Read More about Synthesis of isomeric B-methylated tantalum carboranes, (Me₂N)₃TaC₂B₉H₁₀Me.

Phosphine promoted substituent redistribution reactions of B- chlorocatechol borane: Molecular structures of ClBcat, BrBcat and L center dot ClBcat (cat=1,2-O2C6H4; L = PMe3, PEt3, PBu3t, PCy3, NEt3) (2001)
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Coapes, R. B., Souza, F. E. S., Fox, M. A., Batsanov, A. S., Goeta, A. E., Yufit, D. S., Leech, M., Howard, J. A. K., Scott, A. J., Clegg, W., & Marder, T. B. (2001). Phosphine promoted substituent redistribution reactions of B- chlorocatechol borane: Molecular structures of ClBcat, BrBcat and L center dot ClBcat (cat=1,2-O2C6H4; L = PMe3, PEt3, PBu3t, PCy3, NEt3). Dalton Transactions, 2001(8), 1201-1209. https://doi.org/10.1039/B010025K

In order to evaluate the potential for side reactions when using B-chlorocatechol borane (ClBcat) in stoichiometric or catalytic transformations involving metal phosphine complexes, we examined the interaction between ClBcat and a series of PR3 compo... Read More about Phosphine promoted substituent redistribution reactions of B- chlorocatechol borane: Molecular structures of ClBcat, BrBcat and L center dot ClBcat (cat=1,2-O2C6H4; L = PMe3, PEt3, PBu3t, PCy3, NEt3).

The molecular structure of (PSH+)(nido-7,8-C2B9H12-) determined by neutron diffraction (PS = proton sponge, 1,8- bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene) (2001)
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Fox, M., Goeta, A., Howard, J., Hughes, A., Johnson, A., Keen, D., …Wilson, C. (2001). The molecular structure of (PSH+)(nido-7,8-C2B9H12-) determined by neutron diffraction (PS = proton sponge, 1,8- bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene). Inorganic Chemistry, 40(1), 173-+

A neutron diffraction study of the salt (PSH+)(nido-7 8- C2B9H12-) reveals the unsymmetrically bridging site of the endo hydrogen in the carborane anion. This is the first neutron diffraction structure determination of a cluster borane or carborane c... Read More about The molecular structure of (PSH+)(nido-7,8-C2B9H12-) determined by neutron diffraction (PS = proton sponge, 1,8- bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene).