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COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
Volume 251, Issue 17-20, Pages 2452-2476Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2007.02.009
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carborane; metallacarborane lanthanide; p-block metal supercarborane; transition metal
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Boron clusters with more than 12 vertices showing a very rich and diverse chemistry were confined to the 13- and 14-vertex metallacarboranes until 2003. Very recently, significant progress in the syntheses of 13- and 14-vertex carboranes has been made, leading to the preparation of 15-vertex metallacarboranes. These studies open up new possibilities for the development of polyhedral clusters of extraordinary size. This review summarizes the advances in this growing research field since the successful preparation of the first 13-vertex. metallacarborane. Achievements, problems and perspectives are discussed in this article. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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