The first example of a transition metal (BB)-carboryne complex containing two boron atoms of the icosahedral cage connected to a single exohedral metal center (POBBOP)Ru(CO)2 (POBBOP = 1,7-OP(i-Pr)2-2,6-dehydro-m-carborane) was synthesized by double B-H activation within the strained m-carboranyl pincer framework. Theoretical calculations revealed that the unique three-membered (BB)>Ru metalacy...

Binary nanoclusters are of great interest for understanding fundamental phenomena related to applied materials science. Herein, neutral silicon-rich silicon−boron clusters (SinBm, n = 3−8, m = 1−2) are characterized by means of resonant infrared-ultraviolet two-color ionization (IR-UV2CI) spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and quantum chemical calculations. Global energy optimizations are employe...

middle jurassic fluvio-deltaic and turbiditic mudstones of the kashafrud formation, are important hydrocarbon sources in the gas-rich kopet-dagh basin, northeast iran. clay mineral assemblages are important for interpretation of sediment provenance and for understanding burial diagenetic cementation in sandstones. the clay mineral assemblages in mudrocks in two areas, saleh-abad and senjedak, w...

Aberration corrected high angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) was employed to study the distribution of barium atoms on the surfaces and in the interiors of boron carbide based nanowires. Barium based dopants, which were used to control the crystal growth, adsorbed to the surfaces of the boron-rich crystals in the form of nanometer-thick surficial fil...

BxGa1–xN films were deposited on 6H-SiC (0001) substrates at 1000°C by low pressure MOVPE using diborane, trimethylgallium, and ammonia as precursors. The presence of boron was detected by Auger scanning microprobe, the shift of the (00.2) x-ray diffraction peak, and low-temperature photoluminescence. A single-phase BxGa1–xN alloy with x = 1.5% was produced at the gas phase B/Ga ratio of 0.005....

A new methacrylic boronate ester is synthesized and exploited to produce biocompatible nanoparticles with a boron-rich core by PISA.

In the last few years boron (B) compounds became increasingly frequent in the chemotherapy of some forms of cancer with high malignancy and of inoperable cancers. As more B-based therapy chemicals are developed it is necessary to review the correlation between B and the incidence of different forms of cancer, the biochemical and molecular mechanisms influenced by B and to explore the relevance ...