Transition-metal-like bonding behaviors of a boron atom in a boron-cluster boronyl complex [(η<sup>7</sup>-B<sub>7</sub>)-B-BO]<sup>−</sup>
Wen‐Juan Tian, Weijia Chen, Miao Yan, Rui Li, Zhihong Wei, Teng‐Teng Chen, Qiang Chen, Hua‐Jin Zhai, Si‐Dian Li, Lai‐Sheng Wang
Abstract
transition-metal complexes. The ability of boron to form a half-sandwich complex with an aromatic ligand, a prototypical property of transition metals, brings out new metallomimetic properties of boron.
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BoronCluster (spacecraft)CrystallographyAtom (system on chip)Transition metalLigand (biochemistry)MetalChemistryBOROMaterials scienceAtomic physicsPhysicsMetallurgyCatalysisEmbedded systemBiochemistryProgramming languageReceptorOrganic chemistryComputer scienceBoron Compounds in ChemistryOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research