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A Simple Link between Hydrocarbon and Borohydride Chemistries
Author(s) -
Poater Jordi,
Solà Miquel,
Viñas Clara,
Teixidor Francesc
Publication year - 2013
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.201204397
Subject(s) - borohydride , hydrocarbon , boron , chemistry , valence electron , electron , molecule , computational chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , nuclear physics , catalysis
A clear link between the hydrocarbon and borohydride chemistries is established by showing that hydrocarbons and borohydrides have a common root regulated by the number of valence electrons in a confined space. Application of the proposed method to archetypal hydrocarbons leads to well‐known borohydrides but, more importantly, it allows the design of new and interesting boron‐containing molecules that can be a source of inspiration for synthetic chemists.