Thiolated Bis-<i>meta</i>-Carborane: A Molecular Rotor with Conformation-Dependent Dipole Moment.

ABSTRACT: The robust structure and tunable properties of 12-vertex carborane clusters make them highly attractive constituents of 2D and 3D self-assembled materials as well as for various potential applications. These molecules offer new possibilities related to their characteristic features such as low conformational freedom, high thermal and chemical stability, and relatively high inherent dipole moment. We synthesized and fully characterized bis-meta-carborane-thiol ( mm -SH), a rod-like molecule with two meta-carborane units connected by a single bond, acting as a molecular rotor. In its supramolecular crystal structure, this molecule exhibits an intriguing packing arrangement driven by the interplay between the SH group of a particular conformation, which affe

SUBMITTER: Patel DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12933341 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature