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SUBMITTER: Jayaweera HDAC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8356735 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jayaweera H D A Chathumal HDAC Rahman Md Mamdudur MM Pellechia Perry J PJ Smith Mark D MD Peryshkov Dmitry V DV
Chemical science 20210630 31
Carbon atom functionalization <i>via</i> generation of carbanions is the cornerstone of carborane chemistry. In this work, we report the synthesis and structural characterization of free <i>ortho</i>-carboranyl [C<sub>2</sub>B<sub>10</sub>H<sub>11</sub>]<sup>-</sup>, a three-dimensional inorganic analog of the elusive phenyl anion that features a "naked" carbanion center. The first example of a stable, discrete C(H)-deprotonated carborane anion was isolated as a completely separated ion pair wit ...[more]