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The Modulating Possibilities of Dicarbollide Clusters:  Optimizing the Kharasch Catalysts

Oscar Tutusaus, Clara Viñas, Rosario Núñez, Francesç Teixidor, Albert Demonceau, Sébastien Delfosse, Alfred F. Noels, I. Mata, Elı́es Molins

Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2003 · 124 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

exo-Cluster dicarbollides substitution has allowed tuning of the E degrees (Ru(II)/Ru(III)) potential to obtain the best-performing Kharasch catalyst. We postulate that this is possible through the to-and-fro electron movement between the boron cluster and the sulfonium moieties.

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