B182−: Ax quasi-planar bowl member of the Wankel motor family

Diego Moreno; Sudip Pan; Lei Liu Zeonjuk; Rafael Islas; Edison Osorio; Gerardo Martínez Guajardo; Pratim K. Chattaraj; Thomas Heine; Gabriel Merino

doi:10.1039/c4cc02225d

B₁₈²⁻: Ax quasi-planar bowl member of the Wankel motor family

Diego Moreno, Sudip Pan, Lei Liu Zeonjuk, Rafael Islas, Edison Osorio, Gerardo Martínez Guajardo, Pratim K. Chattaraj, Thomas Heine, Gabriel Merino

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A quasi-planar member of the so-called ‘Wankel motor’ family, B₁₈²⁻, is found. This boron cluster is an electronically stable dianion and a concentric doubly σ- and π-aromatic system. The inner B₆ unit in B₁₈²⁻ undergoes quasi-free rotation inside the perimeter of the B₁₂ ring. The absence of any localized σ-bond between the inner ring and the peripheral boron atoms makes the system fluxional.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8140-8143
Number of pages	4
Journal	Chemical Communications
Volume	50
Issue number	60
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cc02225d
Publication status	Published - 2014 Jul 1

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Catalysis
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Ceramics and Composites
Chemistry(all)
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

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