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Novel architectures of boron

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The review presents results of the recent studies of non-typical forms of boron derivatives, including flat hexagonal boron, boron fullerenes, supertetrahedral boron, and superoctahedral boron. The approaches to the design of these systems based on combination of stable structural units, as well as methods aimed at compensating the electronic deficit of non-standard boron structures are analyzed.

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The work was financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (State assignment in the field of scientific activity, Southern Federal University, 2020, No. 0852-2020-0019).

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    Tatyana N. Gribanova, Ruslan M. Minyaev & Vladimir I. Minkin

  2. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 84322, USA

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Gribanova, T.N., Minyaev, R.M., Minkin, V.I. et al. Novel architectures of boron. Struct Chem 31, 2105–2128 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11224-020-01606-9

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