Synthesis and derivative chemistry of icosahedral carboranes

A series of icosahedral carboranes including, ortho-1-methyl-ortho- and 1-phenyl-ortho-carborane were prepared from decaborane and the appropriately substituted acetylenes. An investigation of the preparative route to ortho-carborane showed that improvements could be made to the literature method em...

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Main Author: Brown, David Alexander
Published: Durham University 1985
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.303715