Binding of saturated and unsaturated C<sub>6</sub>-hydrocarbons to the electrophilic anion [B<sub>12</sub>Br<sub>11</sub>]<sup>−</sup>: a systematic mechanistic study
Xin Ma, Markus Rohdenburg, Harald Knorke, Sebastian Kawa, Judy Kuan‐Yu Liu, Edoardo Aprà, Knut R. Asmis, Vladimir A. Azov, Julia Laskin, Carsten Jenne, Hilkka I. Kenttämaa, Jonas Warneke
Abstract
Highly reactive closed-shell molecular anions [B 12 Br 11 ] − spontaneously form covalent bonds with hydrocarbon molecules, including very unreactive alkanes, in the gas phase.
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HeterolysisChemistryCyclohexaneAdductElectrophilePhotochemistryHexaneDissociation (chemistry)PhotodissociationFragmentation (computing)Bond cleavageMoleculeStereochemistryPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisOperating systemComputer scienceBoron Compounds in ChemistryRadioactive element chemistry and processingMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications