title: Advances in the metallacarborane chemistry of f-block elements.
abstract: The role of carborane clusters in organometallic chemistry is diverse. A number of carborane cage systems such as C(2)B(4), C(2)B(9) and C(2)B(10) clusters have been extensively used for the synthesis of numerous metallacarboranes of s, p, d and f-block elements. An introduction to the chemistry of metallacarboranes is provided with an emphasis on the recent advances on the metallacarboranes of f-block elements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 60115-2862, USA.
authors.forename: Rashmirekha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Satapathy
authors.forename: Barada Prasanna
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Dash
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Maguire
authors.forename: Narayan S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Hosmane