The metal-mediated coupling of the diselenaundecaborate anion [Se2B9H10]−

Early events in the mechanism of single-source chemical vapor deposition of zirconium and hafnium diboride: a computational investigation

“…Apart from their relevance to the CVD reactions, these findings present an interesting avenue towards metal-assisted synthesis of higher boranes, a topic of interest in polyhedral boron cluster chemistry. [50][51][52][53] The lower-energy pathway is especially interesting, in part because up to the formation of Hf-2f it is both thermodynamically and kinetically favored over any possible avenues of BH 3 dissociation. No clear continuation past Hf-2f has presented itself yet -although multiple reactions are possible, all of them are high-energy.…”

“…Apart from their relevance to the CVD reactions, these findings present an interesting avenue towards metal-assisted synthesis of higher boranes, a topic of interest in polyhedral boron cluster chemistry. 50–53…”