Carboranes have been used to make solid?superacids. Solid superacid catalysts alleviate the need to dispose of spent acids, thus providing a significant environmental advantage over dissolved acids.
Carboranes have been explored as a source of boron in?boron neutron capture therapy. They have also been examined in structural studies in?crystallography.
A prominent example is the charge-neutral C2B10H12?or?o-carborane?with the prefix?o?derived from?ortho. This derivative has been consider for a wide range of applications from heat-resistant polymers to medical applications. The electronic structure of these cluster compounds has been described by Wade-Mingos rules.?Carborane acid?is the chlorinated?superacid?H(CHB11Cl11), which has the structure shown at right.
m-Carborane CAS:16986-24-6 is carborane derived from Decaborane (14), which is white powder. It is available in kilogram scale.
The following borane derivatives are also available..
o-Carborane CAS:16872-09-6
p-Carborane CAS:20644-12-6
Decaborane(14) CAS: 17702-41-9
Ammoniaborane CAS: 13774-81-7
9-BBN Dimer CAS: 21205-91-4
Diphenyl-o-carborane CAS:17805-19-5
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