Dynamic Structural Fluxionality in a Planar Tetracoordinate Carbon Cluster Stabilized by Boron Ligands

• Published in: Chemistry : a European journal Vol. 30; no. 51; pp. e202402132 - n/a
• Main Authors: Jin, Bo, Wang, Zai‐Ran, Yan, Miao, Feng, Lin‐Yan, Miao, Chang‐Qing, Wang, Ying‐Jin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 11.09.2024
• Subjects: Atomic properties; Atomic structure; Boron; Boron cluster; Carbon; Chemical bonds; Clusters; Covalent bonds; Double aromaticity; Dynamic fluxionality; Dynamic structural analysis; Electronic structure; Global minimum; Ligands; Molecular machines; Planar tetracoordinate carbon; Rotors; Boron cluster; Global minimum; Dynamic fluxionality; Planar tetracoordinate carbon; Double aromaticity

The design of boron‐based molecular rotors stems from boron‐carbon binary clusters containing multiple planar hypercoordinate carbons (phCs, such as C2B8). However, the design of boron‐coordinated phCs is challenging due to boron's tendency to occupy hypercoordinate centers more than carbon. Al...