Redox-active carborane clusters in bond activation chemistry and ligand design
Bryce C. Nussbaum, Amanda L. Humphries, Gayathri B. Gange, Dmitry V. Peryshkov
Abstract
-cluster. This transformation can be utilized to store electrons, drive bond activation, or alter coordination to metal cations. In this feature article, we present cases for each of these applications, wherein the redox activity of carborane facilitates the generation of unique products. We highlight the effects of exohedral substituents on reactivity and the stability of the products through conjugation between the cluster and exohedral substituents. Futher, the utilization of the redox properties and geometry of carborane clusters in the ligand design is detailed, both in the stabilization of low-valent complexes and in the tuning of ligand geometry.
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Icosahedral symmetryCarboraneLigand (biochemistry)ChemistryCluster (spacecraft)RedoxReactivity (psychology)MetalCoordination complexCrystallographyCombinatorial chemistryPhotochemistryStereochemistryInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryPathologyComputer scienceBiochemistryProgramming languageReceptorMedicineAlternative medicineBoron Compounds in ChemistryRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsRadioactive element chemistry and processing