A photoelectron spectroscopic and computational study of the o-dicarbadodecaborane parent anion.
We report a combined photoelectron spectroscopic and computational study of the o-dicarbadodecaborane (o-carborane) parent anion, (C2B10H12)(-). Previous studies that focused on the electrophilic nature of o-carborane led to tantalizing yet mixed results. In our study, we confirmed that o-carborane does in fact form a parent anion and that it has considerable stability. This anion is an isomer ("Anion iso 2") where unlike in neutral o-carborane, the two carbon atoms are not bound.
Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
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Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
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