Rule breaker boron clusters: a new class of hypoelectronic osmaborane clusters [(Cp*Os)<sub>2</sub>B<sub><i>n</i></sub>H<sub><i>n</i></sub>] (<i>n</i> = 6–10)
Ketaki Kar, Sourav Kar, Sundargopal Ghosh
Abstract
A new class of hypoelectronic boron clusters [{OsCp*} 2 B n H n ] ( n = 6–10) have been synthesized and structurally characterized. All these clusters possess non-spherical geometries that can be generated from usual borate dianions by DSD rearrangements.
Topics & Concepts
BoronClass (philosophy)Circuit breakerCrystallographyPhysicsChemistryCombinatoricsMaterials scienceComputer scienceMathematicsNuclear physicsQuantum mechanicsArtificial intelligenceBoron Compounds in ChemistryBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications