Boron: its role in energy‐related processes and applications

Z Huang, S Wang, RD Dewhurst… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Boron's unique position in the Periodic Table, that is, at the apex of the line separating
metals and nonmetals, makes it highly versatile in chemical reactions and applications …

Single─Not Double─3D-Aromaticity in an Oxidized Closo Icosahedral Dodecaiodo-Dodecaborate Cluster

J Poater, S Escayola, A Poater, F Teixidor… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
3D-aromatic molecules with (distorted) tetrahedral, octahedral, or spherical structures are
much less common than typical 2D-aromatic species or even 2D-aromatic-in-3D systems …

Gas-phase ion chemistry of [B12X12] 2−(X= F, Cl, Br, I, CN) A brief review of twelve years of researching twelve− vertexed dianions and their fragments

J Warneke - International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 2023 - Elsevier
The closo-dodecaborate dianions [B 12 X 12] 2−(X= halogen, CN) have been recognized in
recent years for their outstanding physical and chemical properties. Gas-phase ion …

Binding Properties of Small Electrophilic Anions [B6X5] and [B10X9] (X=Cl, Br, I): Activation of Small Molecules Based on π‐Backbonding

S Kawa, H Knorke, J Jin, M Rohdenburg… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Superelectrophilic anions constitute a special class of molecular anions that show strong
binding of weak nucleophiles despite their negative charge. In this study, the binding …

Beyond Duality: Rationalizing Repulsive Coulomb Barriers in Host–Guest Cyclodextrin–Dodecaborate Complexes

Y Jiang, Z Hu, Y Yang, P Peng, C Zhong… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The repulsive Coulomb barrier (RCB), an intrinsic potential energy barrier along electron
detachment or charge-separation coordinates in multiply charged anions (MCAs), provides …

A simple strategy to design polycyclic superhalogens

AK Srivastava - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polycyclic hydrocarbon (PH) radicals and anions such as C9H7–, C11H7–, C13H9–, and
C15H9–generally possess low electron affinity (EA) and vertical detachment energy (VDE) …

Bor in energiebezogenen Prozessen und Anwendungen

Z Huang, S Wang, RD Dewhurst… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Direkt an der Grenze zwischen Metallen und Nichtmetallen angesiedelt, nimmt das Element
Bor eine einzigartige Position im Periodensystem ein. Diese besondere Stellung ermöglicht …

Locking water molecules via ternary O–H⋯ O intramolecular hydrogen bonds in perhydroxylated closo-dodecaborate

Y Jiang, Z Hu, C Zhong, Y Yang, XB Wang… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A multitude of applications related to perhydroxylated closo-dodecaborate B12 (OH) 122− in
the condensed phase are inseparable from the fundamental mechanisms underlying the …

Synergistic effects of caesium closo-dodecaborate on buried interface for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

W Hou, M Yang, Y Guo, Y Ma, M Guo, Y Xiao… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The defects and strain of the buried SnO 2/perovskite interface seriously affects the
performances of n-ip type perovskite solar cells. Herein, caesium closo-dodecaborate (B 12 …

Properties of gaseous closo-[B 6 X 6] 2− dianions (X= Cl, Br, I)

M Rohdenburg, Z Yang, P Su, E Bernhardt… - Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Electronic structure, collision-induced dissociation (CID) and bond properties of closo-
[B6X6] 2−(X= Cl–I) are investigated in direct comparison with their closo-[B12X12] 2 …