title: Synthesis of boron-iodinated o-carborane derivatives. Water stability of the periodinated monoprotic salt.
abstract: Boron periodination of o-carborane has been achieved by taking account of the fact that B atoms in the cluster are of two types, i.e., those adjacent to both C atoms and the remainder. The high number of nonequivalent leaving groups opens the possibility through B-C coupling to materials with novel possibilities and to self-assembling due to the enhanced polarizability of the C-H bond. Periodination has accentuated the acidity of the carborane, and monoprotic salts are stable in water.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (CSIC), Campus UAB, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Teixidor
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barberà
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viñas
authors.forename: Reijo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sillanpää
authors.forename: Raikko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kivekäs