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The continued and evolving significance of boron chemistry to the wider chemical community is demonstrated by the international and interdisciplinary nature of the research reported in this book. Contemporary Boron Chemistry encompasses inorganic and organic compounds as well as polymers, solid-state materials, medicinal aspects and theoretical studies. Covering many areas of chemistry with boron at its centre, topics include applications to polyolefin catalysis, medicine, materials and polymers; boron cluster chemistry, including carboranes and metal-containing clusters; organic and inorganic chemistry of species containing only 1 or 2 boron atoms; and theoretical studies of boron-containing compounds. New materials with novel optical and electronic properties are also discussed. Comprehensive and up to date, graduates and researchers in a wide range of fields, particularly those in organometallic and organic chemistry and materials science, will welcome this book.

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Hardbound. The chemistry of boron exhibits many unique features, demonstrating exceptional ability in molecular, ionic, and solid state environments to form very stable compounds exhibiting structures based on icosahedral and other deltahedral units. In addition, boron forms a variety of very stable mononuclear tetrahedral as well as polynuclear cage anions including some of the most weakly coordinating anions currently known. The hydride chemistry of boron is also unusually rich providing diverse examples of multicenter bonding, which have stimulated numerous theoretical and computational studies.These features of boron chemistry can be considered to be as distinctive as the unique features of the much better known chemistry of carbon in organic compounds including the exceptional catenation ability of carbon as well as the wide range of compounds containing stable benzenoid and related structural units. These and other special features of boron c

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Provides essential information for any chemist or technologist who needs to use or apply organometallic compounds. Provides a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field and attempts to predict trends in the field over the next ten years.