Functionalization of Saturated and Unsaturated Hydrocarbons with Electrophilic Anions [B₁₂X₁₁]^- (X = Br, I) in the Gas Phase and at Interfaces.

ABSTRACT: Electrophilic dodecaborate fragment ions [B₁₂X₁₁]^- are among the most reactive anions known and are capable of converting inert reagents to charged compounds through covalent bonding. In this study, we investigate the reactivity of [B₁₂X₁₁]^- (X = Br, I) with a series of hydrocarbons in two environments: (1) in the gas phase, using ion-molecule reactions and collision-induced dissociation (CID), and (2) at vacuum/solid interfaces, via fragment ion deposition onto surface layers of reagents. In the gas phase, n-alkyl groups of hydrocarbons are bound to [B₁₂X₁₁]^- via the substitution of a proton by the electrophilic vacant boron atom. However, hydrocarbons with double and triple bonds are

SUBMITTER: Rohdenburg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12908116 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature