The synthesis and molecular and crystal structures of 1-methyl-2-carboxy-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12), 1-phenyl-2-carboxy-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12) and 1-phenyl-2-benzoyl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12)

Venkatasubramanian, U.; Donohoe, D.J.; Ellis, D.; Giles, B.T.; Macgregor, S.A.; Robertson, S.; Rosair, G.M.; Welch, A.J.; Batsanov, A.S.; Boyd, L.A.; Copley, R.C.B.; Fox, M.A.; Howard, J.A.K.; Wade, K.

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Gas-phase electron diffraction studies on two 11-vertex dicarbaboranes, closo-2,3-C2B9H11 and nido-2,9-C2B9H13 (2004)
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Fox, M. (2004). Gas-phase electron diffraction studies on two 11-vertex dicarbaboranes, closo-2,3-C2B9H11 and nido-2,9-C2B9H13. Inorganic Chemistry, 43(17), 5387-5392

Sulfur, tin and gold derivatives of 1-(2′-pyridyl)-ortho-carborane, 1-R-2-X-1,2-C2B10H10 (R = 2′-pyridyl, X = SH, SnMe3 or AuPPh3) (2004)
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Batsanov, A., Fox, M., Hibbert, T., Howard, J., Kivekäs, R., Laromaine, A., …Wade, K. (2004). Sulfur, tin and gold derivatives of 1-(2′-pyridyl)-ortho-carborane, 1-R-2-X-1,2-C2B10H10 (R = 2′-pyridyl, X = SH, SnMe3 or AuPPh3). Dalton Transactions, 2004(22), 3822-3828. https://doi.org/10.1039/b411099d

Reaction of the lithium salt of 1-(2′-pyridyl)-ortho-carborane, Li[1-R-1,2-C2B10H10] (R = 2′-NC5H4), with sulfur, followed by hydrolysis, gave the mercapto-o-carborane, 1-R-2-SH-1,2-C2B10H10 which forms chiral crystals containing helical chains of mo... Read More about Sulfur, tin and gold derivatives of 1-(2′-pyridyl)-ortho-carborane, 1-R-2-X-1,2-C2B10H10 (R = 2′-pyridyl, X = SH, SnMe3 or AuPPh3).

Exo-π-bonding to an ortho-carborane hypercarbon atom: systematic icosahedral cage distortions reflected in the structures of the fluoro-, hydroxy- and amino-carboranes, 1-X-2-Ph-1,2-C2B10H10 (X = F, OH or NH2) and related anions (2004)
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Boyd, L., Clegg, W., Copley, R., Davidson, M., Fox, M., Hibbert, T., …Wade, K. (2004). Exo-π-bonding to an ortho-carborane hypercarbon atom: systematic icosahedral cage distortions reflected in the structures of the fluoro-, hydroxy- and amino-carboranes, 1-X-2-Ph-1,2-C2B10H10 (X = F, OH or NH2) and related anions. Dalton Transactions, 2004(17), 2786-2799. https://doi.org/10.1039/b406422d

The structures of derivatives of phenyl-ortho-carborane bearing on the second cage hypercarbon atom a pi-donor substituent (F, OH, O-, NH2, NH- and CH2-) were investigated by NMR, X-ray crystallography and computational studies. The molecular structu... Read More about Exo-π-bonding to an ortho-carborane hypercarbon atom: systematic icosahedral cage distortions reflected in the structures of the fluoro-, hydroxy- and amino-carboranes, 1-X-2-Ph-1,2-C2B10H10 (X = F, OH or NH2) and related anions.

Cage C---H...X interactions in solid-state structures of icosahedral carboranes (2004)
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Fox, M., & Hughes, A. (2004). Cage C---H...X interactions in solid-state structures of icosahedral carboranes. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 248(5-6), 457-476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2003.10.002

This review probes C---HX interactions involving the acidic cage-carbon C---H bonds in ortho-, meta- and para-carboranes, closo-C2B10H12, and their derivatives, by examining the structurally characterised examples from the Cambridge Structural Databa... Read More about Cage C---H...X interactions in solid-state structures of icosahedral carboranes.

Two contrasting ethynyl hydroboration pathways in the formation of a novel tris-hydroboration product from reaction of dimesitylborane with 2,5-diethynylpyridine (2004)
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Entwistle, C., Batsanov, A., Howard, J., Fox, M., & Marder, T. (2004). Two contrasting ethynyl hydroboration pathways in the formation of a novel tris-hydroboration product from reaction of dimesitylborane with 2,5-diethynylpyridine. Chemical Communications, 702-703

Reaction of 2,5-diethynylpyridine with dimesitylborane, [(Mes)(2)BH](2) (Mes = mesityl = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2), gave the unexpected tris-hydroboration product 1-{(Mes)(2)B)-2-[Z-1-((Mes)(2)B)ethylidene]-5-[E-{(Mes)(2)B)vinyl]-1,2-d ihydropyridine, which has... Read More about Two contrasting ethynyl hydroboration pathways in the formation of a novel tris-hydroboration product from reaction of dimesitylborane with 2,5-diethynylpyridine.

The synthesis and molecular and crystal structures of 1-methyl-2-carboxy-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12), 1-phenyl-2-carboxy-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12) and 1-phenyl-2-benzoyl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12) (2004)
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Venkatasubramanian, U., Donohoe, D., Ellis, D., Giles, B., Macgregor, S., Robertson, S., …Wade, K. (2004). The synthesis and molecular and crystal structures of 1-methyl-2-carboxy-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12), 1-phenyl-2-carboxy-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12) and 1-phenyl-2-benzoyl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12). Polyhedron, 23(4), 629-636

The structures of 1-Me-2-COOH-1,2-closo-C2B10H10 (1), 1-Ph-2-COOH-1,2-closo-C2B10H10 (2) and 1-Ph-2-COPh-1,2-closo-C2B10H10 (3) have been determined by X-ray crystallography. In 1 the orientation of the COOH group is defined by theta(COOH) = 65.0(2)(... Read More about The synthesis and molecular and crystal structures of 1-methyl-2-carboxy-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12), 1-phenyl-2-carboxy-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12) and 1-phenyl-2-benzoyl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12).