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.

doi:10.1039/b700110j

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.

Authors

Dr Mark Fox m.a.fox@durham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor

C. Nervi

A. Crivello

P.J. Low

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