Transition metal complexes with charge-compensated dicarbollide ligands

•Synthesis of metallacarboranes contain charge-compensated moiety was discussed.•Most investigated metallacarboranes contain sulfonium fragment.•Syntheses of metallacarboranes from metal source and ligand are the most known.

The review covers synthesis and chemistry of transition metal complexes with charge-compensating dicarbollide ligands including combination of the charge-compensated carboranes and metal complexes and chemical modification of preliminary synthesized metallacarboranes.

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