title: C-Hydroxydicarba-closo-dodecaboranes.
abstract: An improved synthesis and a full characterization of all three 12-vertex C-hydroxydicarba-closo-dodecaboranes 1-3 are reported. These inorganic analogues of phenols are highly acidic, but unlike phenols, they are transparent in the near-UV region and are stable to oxidation. The structure of their oxyanions 1a-3a poses an interesting issue of a closo versus a bridged nido form. Also described is an introduction of a functionalized spacer in position 2 of 1 designed to permit incorporation into more complex organic structures.
authors.affiliation: IBM Almadén Research Center, 650 Harry Road K95/801, San Jose, California 95120-6099.
authors.forename: Ilya
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zharov
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michl
authors.forename: Robert D.
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Miller