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Carboranylphosphinic Acids: A New Class of Purely Inorganic Ligands
Reijo SillanpääElena OleshkevichFrancesc TeixidorDuane Choquesillo-lazarteClara Viñassubject
carboranes010405 organic chemistryHydrogen bondOrganic Chemistryphosphonateschemistry.chemical_elementAromaticityGeneral ChemistryPhosphinatehydrogen bonding010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesCatalysis0104 chemical scienceschemistryOxidizing agentCluster (physics)Organic chemistryReactivity (chemistry)ta116Carbonphosphinateshydrophobicitydescription
Purely inorganic carboranyl phosphinates were prepared, and the influence of the cluster on the reactivity of the phosphinate group was studied. Electron-withdrawal by the carboranyl carbon atoms, combined with space-filling efficiency and enhanced aromaticity of the cluster cage, renders the phosphorus more difficult to oxidize. This enables carboranyl phosphinates to survive harsh oxidizing conditions, a property which is uncommon in organic phosphinates.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2015-11-02 | Chemistry - A European Journal |