Synthesis and serendipity in boron chemistry: A 50 year perspective Dedicated to Professor Vladimir Bregadze on the occasion of his 75th birthday

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

Volumn 747, Issue , 2013, Pages 4-15

  Grimes, Russell N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boron; Carboranes; Clusters; Metallacarboranes; Serendipity; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

BORON CHEMISTRY; CARBORANES; CHANCE DISCOVERY; CLUSTERS; HISTORY OF SCIENCE; METALLACARBORANES; SELECTED EXAMPLES; SERENDIPITY;

ORGANOMETALLICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BORON;

EID: 84887071297     PISSN: 0022328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.04.018     Document Type: Review

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