Issue 8, 2016

A new chiral boron cluster B44 containing nonagonal holes

Abstract

The B44 cluster has a cage-like structure containing two hexagonal, two heptagonal and two nonagonal holes. The presence of nonagonal holes is a new and remarkable finding since they have never been reported before in clusters. The present work does not only identify the new chiral members, but also provide more insight into the growth motif of large-sized boron clusters.

Graphical abstract: A new chiral boron cluster B44 containing nonagonal holes

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 Nov 2015
Accepted
26 Nov 2015
First published
26 Nov 2015

Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 1653-1656

Author version available

A new chiral boron cluster B44 containing nonagonal holes

T. B. Tai and M. T. Nguyen, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 1653 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC09111J

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