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OrganoMetallurgy/Drafts/p-Carborane
Identifiers
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

post chembox[edit]

Structure[edit]

Icosahedral cluster Distance between carbon atoms is similar to those in benzene

Reactivity[edit]

Can be deprotonated at its carbon by alkyllithium
Undergoes electrophilic substitution at the boron atoms

Synthesis[edit]

Thermal rearrangment of o-carborane

Thermal rearrangment of o-carborane to p-carborane

Applications[edit]

Subtituted derivatives.

References[edit]