{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["130(6)"],"submitter":["Rohdenburg M"],"pubmed_abstract":["Electrophilic dodecaborate fragment ions [B<sub>12</sub>X<sub>11</sub>]<sup>-</sup> 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 [B<sub>12</sub>X<sub>11</sub>]<sup>-</sup> (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, <i>n-</i>alkyl groups of hydrocarbons are bound to [B<sub>12</sub>X<sub>11</sub>]<sup>-</sup> via the substitution of a proton by the electrophilic vacant boron atom. However, hydrocarbons with double and triple bonds are"],"journal":["The journal of physical chemistry. A"],"pagination":["1364-1374"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12908116"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Functionalization of Saturated and Unsaturated Hydrocarbons with Electrophilic Anions [B&lt;sub&gt;12&lt;/sub&gt;X&lt;sub&gt;11&lt;/sub&gt;]&lt;sup&gt;-&lt;/sup&gt; (X = Br, I) in the Gas Phase and at Interfaces."],"pmcid":["PMC12908116"],"pubmed_authors":["Rohdenburg M","Monakhov K","Warneke J","Kaur J","Benny AP","Petrovskii S","Ma X","Behrend KA","Galligan AJ","Kenttamaa HI"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Functionalization of Saturated and Unsaturated Hydrocarbons with Electrophilic Anions [B&lt;sub&gt;12&lt;/sub&gt;X&lt;sub&gt;11&lt;/sub&gt;]&lt;sup&gt;-&lt;/sup&gt; (X = Br, I) in the Gas Phase and at Interfaces.","description":"Electrophilic dodecaborate fragment ions [B<sub>12</sub>X<sub>11</sub>]<sup>-</sup> 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 [B<sub>12</sub>X<sub>11</sub>]<sup>-</sup> (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, <i>n-</i>alkyl groups of hydrocarbons are bound to [B<sub>12</sub>X<sub>11</sub>]<sup>-</sup> via the substitution of a proton by the electrophilic vacant boron atom. However, hydrocarbons with double and triple bonds are","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026 Feb","modification":"2026-07-15T21:28:01.735Z","creation":"2026-07-09T10:14:27.437Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12908116","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41612766"],"doi":["10.1021/acs.jpca.5c08384"]}}