title: Approaches to the preparation of carborane-containing carbosilane compounds.
abstract: [Structure: see text] A novel type of carborane cluster assembly has been successfully prepared using carbosilane derivatives as a scaffold. Two synthetic routes have been used: One involves the reaction of a carbosilane containing terminal Si-Cl functions with the lithium salt of the phenyl-o-carborane, and the second one consists of a highly efficient hydrosilylation of tetravinylsilane with the corresponding carboranylsilane. The crystal structure of this carborane-containing carbosilane compound has been determined by X-ray diffraction.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (CSIC), Campus de la UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Núñez
authors.forename: Arántzazu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viñas
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Teixidor
authors.forename: Reijo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sillanpää
authors.forename: Raikko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kivekäs