Lipscomb intermediate, carbonic

One particularly interesting facet of carborane structures is their hybrid character, which is most evident in the more carbon-rich species such as those shown in Chart 9 (62-64). Given their intermediate position between the classical hydrocarbons and the polyhedral boranes, these compounds can be expected to (and do) reflect structural characteristics of both classes (23) and are of special interest in theoretical studies of covalent bonding. Here again, Lipscomb s contributions over several decades have markedly influenced the development of... 

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