metallocarboranen.
/ˌmɛtələʊˈkɑːbəreɪn/, U.S. /ˌmɛdl̩oʊˈkɑrbəreɪn/; see also metallo- comb. form. Chemistry.
A carborane (compound of carbon, boron, and hydrogen) containing one or more metal ions.
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1969 Inorg. Chem. 8 2080 (title) Crystal structure of..a salt of a three-icosahedral-fragment metallocarborane.
1976 Nature 11 Mar. 176/3 Although work on various metallocarboranes is reported, there is almost no coverage of carboranes per se.
1984 N. N. Greenwood & A. Earnshaw Chem. of Elements vi. 212 Numerous variants are possible including the insertion of a second metal centre into an existing metallocarborane.
1987 Inorg. Chem. 26 3117/2 In the negative ion spectra, the parent group is the most intense in the spectrum (typical for metallocarboranes).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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