Carboranes

Carboranes, Third Edition, by Russell Grimes, is the definitive resource on the subject. Completely updated with a wealth of research and review articles published in this active field since the previous volume was released in 2011, the book provides a readable and concise introduction to the basic principles underlying the synthesis, structures, and reactions of carboranes, heterocarboranes, and metallacarboranes. Following the valuable foundational information, the book explores the advances in practical applications for the many areas in which experts have discovered that carboranes afford new possibilities for solving problems and advancing the science. These disciplines include polymer science, catalysis, biomedicine, nanomaterials, and others.

Includes over 2,000 molecular structure drawings throughout the textFeatures expanded coverage on applications of carboranes, particularly in biomedicine and nanomaterials, given the growth of research in these areasPresents extended and updated tables, listing thousands of compounds with key literature references, provided online via the book’s websiteExplores the advances in practical applications for the many areas in which experts have discovered that carboranes afford new possibilities for solving problems and advancing the science

1. Introduction and History
2. Structures and Bonding
3. Synthesis and Reactivity: An Overview
4. Small Carboranes: Four- to Six-Vertex Clusters
5. Intermediate Carboranes: Seven- to Nine-Vertex Clusters
6. Ten-Vertex Clusters
7. Eleven-Vertex Clusters
8. Icosahedral Carboranes: Closo-CB11H12-
9. Icosahedral Carboranes: 1,2-C2B10H12
10. Icosahedral Carboranes: 1,7-C2B10H12 and 1,12-C2B10H12
11. Open 12-Vertex and Supra-Icosahedral Carboranes
12. Heteroatom Carboranes of the Main Group Elements
13. Metallacarboranes of the Transition and Lanthanide Elements
14. Carborane Polymers and Dendrimers
15. Carboranes in Catalysis
16. Carboranes in Medicine
17. Carboranes in Other Applications