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Stop rotating! One substitution halts the B19- motor.
- Source :
- Chemical Communications; 2014, Vol. 50 Issue 73, p10680-10682, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The B<subscript>19</subscript><superscript>-</superscript> anion and other boron species have been dubbed 'Wankel motors' for the almost barrierless rotation of inner and outer concentric rings relative to each other in these compounds. A single substitution in B<subscript>19</subscript><superscript>-</superscript> is shown to shut down the well-established fluxionality in the anion. A carbon atom substituted in the structure to give a neutral CB<subscript>18</subscript> species is shown computationally to enforce bond localization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13597345
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 73
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Chemical Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 100147075
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cc03698k