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Oxidative Perhydroxylation of [ closo ‐B 12 H 12 ] 2− to the Stable Inorganic Cluster Redox System [B 12 (OH) 12 ] 2−/.− : Experiment and Theory
Author(s) -
Van Nguyen,
Tiritiris Ioannis,
Winter Rainer F.,
Sarkar Biprajit,
Singh Priti,
Duboc Carole,
MuñozCastro Alvaro,
ArratiaPérez Ramiro,
Kaim Wolfgang,
Schleid Thomas
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201001374
Subject(s) - cluster (spacecraft) , chemistry , icosahedral symmetry , ion , redox , crystallography , inorganic chemistry , computer science , organic chemistry , programming language
It′s radical : A surprisingly simple reaction converts the normally inert prototypical hydridoborate cluster [ closo ‐B 12 H 12 ] 2− not only to [ closo ‐B 12 (OH) 12 ] 2− but also, at less‐elevated temperatures, to the new [ hypocloso ‐B 12 (OH) 12 ] .− radical anion (see figure). Both approximately icosahedral closo and hypocloso cluster ions were structurally characterized as the cesium salts and their properties were assessed experimentally and theoretically.