Stop rotating! One substitution halts the B19₁₉⁻ motor

The B19(-) anion and other boron species have been dubbed 'Wankel motors' for the almost barrierless rotation of inner and outer concentric rings relative to each other in these compounds. A single substitution in B19(-) is shown to shut down the well-established fluxionality in the anion....

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Published inChemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 50; no. 73; pp. 10680 - 10682
Main Authors Cervantes-Navarro, Francisco, Martínez-Guajardo, Gerardo, Osorio, Edison, Moreno, Diego, Tiznado, William, Islas, Rafael, Donald, Kelling J, Merino, Gabriel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 21.09.2014
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Summary:The B19(-) anion and other boron species have been dubbed 'Wankel motors' for the almost barrierless rotation of inner and outer concentric rings relative to each other in these compounds. A single substitution in B19(-) is shown to shut down the well-established fluxionality in the anion. A carbon atom substituted in the structure to give a neutral CB18 species is shown computationally to enforce bond localization.
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ISSN:1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c4cc03698k