Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1300003 Coordination Chemistry Reviews 2014 47 Pages PDF
Abstract

•Synthesis of chalcogenocarboranes, structures and their complexes is covered.•Chemistry of metal complexes with these ligands is reviewed.•Reactivity of metal complexes with unsaturated substrates is discussed.•Applications of the metal complexes are discussed.

This review covers the synthesis of chalcogeno carborane ligands, structures and their metal complexes. The chemistry of these ligands with main group, transition and f-block elements is included. The structural aspects of the metal complexes are summarized in tabular form while the reactivity with neutral donor ligands and unsaturated substrates like acetylenes and azides is discussed. Applications of the metal complexes as anticancer agents as well as precursors for the synthesis of metal chalcogenides are discussed in the respective sections.

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