“…The cobalt(III) bis( nido -1,2-C 2 B 9 H 11 ) complex, commonly known as cobalt(III) bis(dicarbollide) or ambiguously as cobalt dicarbollide (Figure ), has received the greatest attention. Cobalt(III) bis(dicarbollide) has been combined primarily with 15C5, 18C6, or DB18C6 in nitrobenzene for the extraction of alkali or alkaline-earth cations, − , lead(II), , and f elements. ,− A number of these papers are quite similar and report synergistic extraction constants, most of which are derived solely from crown ether extractant dependencies using computational methods. These equilibrium constants should be closely examined prior to use, because the species used in their calculation are, in some cases, experimentally unfounded or their existence is chemically suspect.…”