TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 17 Issue 6-7 , Pages 325 - 551 (June - July 2003)

Special Issue: Dedicated to Professor Thomas P. Fehlner on the occasion of his 65th birthday

Issue Edited by Narayan S. Hosmane, Marcel Gielen

Preface

In honor of Professor Thomas P. Fehlner (p 325-326)
Sheldon G. Shore, Narayan S. Hosmane
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.458

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Review

Recent developments in bisdiborane chemistry: BCB, BCCB, BCCB and BCCB compounds (p 327-345)
Valery M. Dembitsky, Hijazi Abu Ali, Morris Srebnik
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.430

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Research Article

Synthesis of the novel ionic liquid [N-pentylpyridinium]⁺ [closo-CB₁₁H₁₂]^- and its usage as a reaction medium in catalytic dehalogenation of aromatic halides (p 346-350)
Yinghuai Zhu, Chibun Ching,eith Carpenter, Rong Xu, Selvasothi Selvaratnam, Narayan S. Hosmane, John A. Maguire
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.407

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Cage opening of 1,2-(CH₂OH)₂-closo-1,2-C₂B₁₀H₁₀ with 2-(aminomethyl)-pyridine: synthesis and structure of a cobalt salt of functionalized nido-C₂B₉H₁₀ mono anion (p 351-355)
Aderemi R. Oki, Blanca Gilbes, Faina Tarasyuk, Thomas J. Emge
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.413

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Substitution chemistry of sterically demanding boryl ligands (p 356-360)
Deborah L. Coombs, Simon Aldridge, Cameron Jones
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.426

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Carboranyl derivatives of amineboranes and boron analogs of esters: a synthetic investigation (p 361-372)
Geeta Rana,amesh Vyakaranam, Sarah C. Ledger, Shannon L. Delaney, John A. Maguire, Narayan S. Hosmane
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.429

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Synthesis and structure of [K(12-crown-4)₂]₂[K(12-crown-4)]₂[Sn₉]·4en (p 373-376)
Anger Ugrinov, Slavi C. Sevov
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.433

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Synthesis of bipyridine-linked dimers of azanonaborane: electronic absorption and molecular-orbital calculations (p 377-382)
Mohamed E. El-Zaria, Tobias Borrmann, Detlef Gabel
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.434

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Cobalt(II) and iron(II) bis(2,2 : 6,2-terpyridine) complexes functionalized with alkynes and cobalt carbonyl clusters (p 383-387)
Edwin C. Constable, Christopher P. Hart, Catherine E. Housecroft
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.435

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Bi- and tri-metallic {Cp*RhCl} fragments partnered with carborane monoanions [CB₁₁H₆Y₆]^- (Y = H, Br): control of nuclearity by choice of anion (p 388-392)
Nathan J. Patmore, Mary F. Mahon, Andrew S. Weller
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.440

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Chemical applications of topology and group theory: 37. Pentalene as a ligand in transition metal sandwich complexes (p 393-397)
R. B.ing
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.444

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Synthesis of a novel boronated 1-aminocyclobutanecarboxylic acid as a potential boron neutron capture therapy agent (p 398-402)
George W.abalka, Min-Liang Yao
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.445

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Synthesis, structure and reactivity of cationic base-stabilized gallyleneiron complexes (p 403-408)
Keiji Ueno, Takahito Watanabe, Hiroshi Ogino
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.446

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Organometallic chemistry on rhodaheteroborane clusters: reactions with bidentate phosphines and organotransition metal reagents (p 409-420)
Oleg Volkov, Ramón Macías, Nigam P. Rath, Lawrence Barton
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.448

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Synthesis and structures of [Yb {⁵-(C₅H₄)B(NⁱPr₂)NH^tBu} ₂ {N(SiMe₃)₂} ] and [Zr {⁵-(C₉H₆)B(N(SiMe₃)₂)(C₉H₇)} Cl₂] (p 421-428)
Holger Braunschweig, Marioraft, Melanie Homberger, Frank M. Breitling, Andrew J. P. White, Ulli Englert, David J. Williams
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.449

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Energy-architectural patterns among the five- to twelve-vertex closo-carboranes (p 429-445)
Robert E. Williams, Joseph W. Bausch
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.450

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Synthesis and behavior in solution of the triple cubane- and windmill-type framework isomers of an organorhodium tungsten oxide cluster [(Cp*Rh)₄W₄O₁₆] (p 446-448)
Koji Nishikawa,oichiido, Jun'ichi Yoshida, Takanori Nishioka, Isamuinoshita, Brian. Breedlove, Yoshihito Hayashi, Akira Uehara,iyoshi Isobe
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.447

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Synthesis and crystal structure of silver and argentate complexes of mixed halocarborane anions, (C₅H₅N)₂Ag(1-HCB₁₁Br₅I₆)(C₅H₅N) and [{(CH₃CN)₄Ag₃}{Ag(CB₁₁I₅Br₆)₂}]_n (p 449-452)
Chi-Wing Tsang, Qingchuan Yang, Thomas C. W. Mak, Zuowei Xie
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.455

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Synthesis, characterization, X-ray crystal structure and in vitro antitumour activity of bis(1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane-9-carboxylato)di-n-butyltin (p 453-457)
Vladimir I. Bregadze, Sergey A. Glazun, Pavel V. Petrovskii, Zoya A. Starikova, Valery Ya. Rochev, Hassan Dalil, Monique Biesemans, Rudolph Willem, Marcel Gielen, Dick de Vos
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.456

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Preparation and characterization of tricobalt methylidyne clusters: X-ray crystal structures of [Co₃(CO)₉(µ₃-CR)] (R = CH₂CH₃, CH₂C(O)NH₂, CH₂C(O)CH₃) and [Co₃(CO)₇(µ-P,P-PPh₂CH₂PPh₂) (µ₃-CCH₂C₆H₄NH₂)] (p 458-464)
Fung-E Hong, Yi-Luen Huang, Yu-Chang Chang,ang-Ming Chu, Yu-Tain Tsai
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.457

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Combination of 1,2-hydroboration and 1,1-organoboration: synthesis of novel organo-substituted 1-silacyclobutenes (p 465-472)
Bernd Wrackmeyer, Heidi E. Maisel, Elias Molla, Abdul Mottalib, Amin Badshah, Moazzam H. Bhatti, Saqib Ali
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.460

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Syntheses and structures of mono-cyclopentadienyl di-iodide complexes of the lanthanides: X-ray crystal structures of CpLaI₂py₃ (Cp = [⁵-C₅H₂(SiMe₃)₃-1,2,4]^-; py = pyridine) and CpLaI₂(bipy)py (bipy = 2, 2-bipyridine) (p 473-479)
Garth R. Giesbrecht, David L. Clark, John C. Gordon, Brian L. Scott
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.461

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Condensed polyhedral boranes and analogous organometallic clusters: a molecular orbital and density functional theory study on the cap-cap interactions (p 480-492)
Eluvathingal D. Jemmis, Pattath D. Pancharatna
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.462

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Gas-phase hydrodechlorination of chlorobenzenes over silica-supported palladium and palladium-ytterbium (p 493-498)
Satyakrishna Jujjuri, Errun Ding, Sheldon G. Shore, Mark A.eane
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.463

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Synthesis and crystal structure of an assembly of three ortho-carborane cages linked via para-phenylene units: effect of aryl orientation on cage CC bond lengths in C-aryl-ortho-carboranes (p 499-508)
Elena S. Alekseyeva, Mark A. Fox, Judith A.. Howard, J. A. Hugh MacBride,enneth Wade
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.467

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Coordination of the nido-carboranyldiphosphine ligand to ruthenium(II): the first example of the tricoordinating capacity of the 7,8-(PPh₂)₂-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀ moiety (p 509-517)
Rosario Núñez, Clara Viñas, Francesc Teixidor, Ma Mar Abad
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.464

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Nickelation of [3-Et-7,8-Ph₂-7,8-nido-C₂B₉H₈]^2-: synthesis and characterization of 1,2 1,2 and 1,2 1,7 isomerized products (p 518-524)
Susan Robertson, David Ellis, Georgina M. Rosair, Alan J. Welch
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.474

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2-Triorgano-silyl, -germyl, -stannyl and -plumbyl derivatives of 1,3-diisopropyl-benzo-1,3,2-diazaborolidine and related compounds and their reactions with (²-C₂H₄)Pt(PPh₃)₂ (p 525-538)
Tassilo Habereder, Heinrich Nöth
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.479

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o-Carboranyl derivatives of 1,3,5-s-triazines: structures, properties and in vitro activities (p 539-548)
Chai-Ho Lee, Hong-Gyu Lim, Jong-Dae Lee, Young-Joo Lee, Jaejungo, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Sang Ookang
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.483

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Short Communication

Synthesis and structure of an amidoimido titanium cage complex [(Me₂N)₆Ti₄(µ-NPh)₅] (p 549-551)
Maomin Fan, Eileen N. Duesler, Robert T. Paine
Published Online: May 7 2003 11:26AM
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.417

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