The Borane, Carborane, Carbocation Continuum

A comparative examination of electron–deficient species –from leading researchers in the field.
The Borane, Carborane, Carbocation Continuum explores the emerging understanding of the similarities of properties and behavior shared by these electron–deficient species. Based on the work presented at a trailblazing symposium held at the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute of the University of Southern California, it brings together the contributions of distinguished scientists from around the world, including Nobel Prize winners George A. Olah and William N. Lipscomb, to illustrate the results of research on the structures and bonding characteristics of boranes, carboranes, and carbocations.
As electron–deficient compounds find a place in today′s high–field NMR systems and other cutting–edge areas, this unique volume contains important information for advanced students as well as professionals working in organic, inorganic, or physical chemistry, with sections on:
∗ Patterns of structure in boranes and carboranes –including vertex homogeneity, boron cluster patterns, and seco–systematization of boranes and heteroboranes
∗ The carborane –carbocation continuum –from boron super–electrophiles and their carbocation analogs to cage systems
∗ Untangling molecular structures –mechanistic patterns in carborane reactions, advances in metallacarborane sandwich chemistry, and other topics
∗ New species of boranes and carboranes –such as isoelectronic borane, hydrocarbon, and carbocation metal complexes, and cyclic organohydroborate anions.

Spis treści:
PATTERNS OF STRUCTURE IN BORANES AND CARBORANES.
Vertex Homogeneity: The "Hidden Hand" that Governs Electron–Deficient Borane, Carborane, and Carbocation Structures (R. Williams).
The Borane–Carborane Structural Pattern: Some Correlations and Implications (M. Fox  8; K. Wade).
Disobedient Skeletons (J. Kennedy).
Seco–Systematization of Boranes and Heteroboranes (S. Hermánek).
THE CARBORANE–CARBOCATION CONTINUUM.
Boron Superelectrophiles and Their Carbocation Analogs (G. Olah).
Extension of the Borane–Carbocation Continuum to Cage Systems (G. Prakash, et al.).
Are Polyhedral Boranes, Carboranes, and Carbocations Aromatic?
(P. Schleyer & K. Najafian).
Electron Deficient Compounds and Theory Deficient People (R. Parry).
UNTANGLING MOLECULAR STRUCTURES.
Computational Studies of Nido–C—4B—7H—11 Carboranes and Nido–8–Vertex Boranes and Carboranes (J. Bausch & A. Tebben).
Applications of IGLO/GIAO NMR Computations to Carborane Systems: Products of Trimethylamine/Closo–Carborane Reactions;
Carborane ¯13C Chemical Shifts (T. Onak).
Mechanistic Patterns in Carborane Reactions as Revealed by ab initio Calculations (M. McKee).
Reactions of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons with Small Boranes: New Insights and Recent Advances (R. Greatrex & M. Fox).
Recent Advances in Metallacarborane Sandwich Chemistry: Controlled Linking, Stacking, and Cool Fusion (R. Grimes).
NEW SPECIEIS OF BORANES AND CARBORANES.
Isoelectronic Borane and Hydrocarbon Metal Complexes (T. Fehlner).
Cyclic Organohydroborate Anions: Hydride Transfer Reactions in the Reduction of Metal Carbonyls and Organic Functional Groups;
Reactions with Zirconocene and Hafnocene Dichlorides (S. Shore, et al.).
Importance of ¯11B–¯1H Coupling Constants in Assigning the ¯11B Signals (S. Hermánek, et al.).
Closo–and Nido–Clusters with a B—4 or NB—3 Skeleton (P. Paetzold).
New Prespectives in the Chemistry of C—2B—4–and C—4B—8–Carboranes (N. Hosmane & J. Maguire).
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
JOSEPH CASANOVA, PhD, is Professor of Chemistry Emeritu s at the California State University, Los Angeles, and a senior research fellow of the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California.

Okładka tylna:
A comparative examination of electron–deficient species –from leading researchers in the field.
The Borane, Carborane, Carbocation Continuum explores the emerging understanding of the similarities of properties and behavior shared by these electron–deficient species. Based on the work presented at a trailblazing symposium held at the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute of the University of Southern California, it brings together the contributions of distinguished scientists from around the world, including Nobel Prize winners George A. Olah and William N. Lipscomb, to illustrate the results of research on the structures and bonding characteristics of boranes, carboranes, and carbocations.
As electron–deficient compounds find a place in today′s high–field NMR systems and other cutting–edge areas, this unique volume contains important information for advanced students as well as professionals working in organic, inorganic, or physical chemistry, with sections on:
∗ Patterns of structure in boranes and carboranes –including vertex homogeneity, boron cluster patterns, and seco–systematization of boranes and heteroboranes
∗ The carborane –carbocation continuum –from boron super–electrophiles and their carbocation analogs to cage systems
∗ Untangling molecular structures –mechanistic patterns in carborane reactions, advances in metallacarborane sandwich chemistry, and other topics
∗ New species of boranes and carboranes –such as isoelectronic borane, hydrocarbon, and carbocation metal complexes, and cyclic organohydroborate anions.