title: From mono- to poly-substituted frameworks: a way of tuning the acidic character of C(c)-H in o-carborane derivatives.
abstract: The incorporation of iodine atoms onto the boron vertices of the o-carborane framework causes, according to spectroscopic data, a uniform increase in the acidic character of the C(c)-H (C(c)= cluster carbon) vertices, whereas the incorporation of methyl groups onto the boron vertices of the o-carborane framework reduces their acidity. Methyl groups when attached to boron are electron-withdrawing in boron clusters, whereas iodine atoms bonded to boron act as electron donors. This has been proven on B-methyl and B-iodinated o-carboranes with NMR spectroscopy measurements and DFT calculations of natural bond orbital (NBO) charges, which show a cumulative buildup of positive cluster-only total charge (CTC) on B-methyl o-carboranes and a cumulative buildup of negative cluster-only total charge for B-iodinated o-carboranes.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
authors.forename: Alberto V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Puga
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
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arca
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barberà
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viñas