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Chain carborane molecules

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Abstract

General formulae are introduced for counting the number of different isomers derived from linearly connecting n carboranes CB11H12 q(s), with q and s representing charge and spin. Interconnections are via the C-atom or the B-atom para to the C-atom. The mathematical simplicity of the argument is emphasized, and the possibility of having different numbers of unpaired electrons per carborane cage is noted to offer a substantial diversity of magnetic properties.

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Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge support (via grant BD-0894) from the Welch Foundation of Houston, Texas, and projects MODELICO-CM S2009ESP-1691 in Spain and FP7-ICT-2009-4-248909-LIMA and FP7-ICT-2009-4-248855-N4E from the European Commission.

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  1. Department of Marine Sciences, Mathematical Chemistry Group, Texas A&M University at Galveston, 200 Seawolf Parkway, Galveston, TX, 77553-1675, USA

    Vladimir R. Rosenfeld & Douglas J. Klein

  2. Instituto de Química-Física “Rocasolano”, CSIC, Serrano, 119, 28006, Madrid, Spain

    Josep M. Oliva

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Rosenfeld, V.R., Oliva, J.M. & Klein, D.J. Chain carborane molecules. Monatsh Chem 143, 361–364 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-011-0689-x

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