Macropolyhedral syn-B₁₈H₂₂, the "Forgotten" Isomer.

ABSTRACT: The chemistry and physics of macropolyhedral B₁₈H₂₂ clusters have attracted significant attention due to the interesting photophysical properties of anti-B₁₈H₂₂ (blue emission, laser properties) and related potential applications. We have focused our attention on the "forgotten" syn-B₁₈H₂₂ isomer, which has received very little attention since its discovery compared to its anti-B₁₈H₂₂ isomer, presumably because numerous studies have reported this isomer as nonluminescent. In our study, we show that in crystalline form, syn-B₁₈H₂₂ exhibits blue fluorescence and becomes phosphorescent when substituted at various positions on the cluster, associated with pe

SUBMITTER: Patel DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10436279 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature