Boron

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Classical and Multicenter Bonding in Boron: Two Faces of Boron

   • Ivan A. Popov, Alexander I. Boldyrev

   Pages 1-16

3. Molecular Structures of Free Boron Clusters

   • Drahomír Hnyk, Derek A. Wann

   Pages 17-48

4. Computational Studies of Metallaboranes and Metallacarboranes

   • Alexandru Lupan, R. Bruce King

   Pages 49-95

5. Quantum Chemistry of Excited States in Polyhedral Boranes

   • Josep M. Oliva, Antonio Francés-Monerris, Daniel Roca-Sanjuán

   Pages 97-119

6. Deconvoluting the Reaction Path from B10H14 Plus BH4 − to B12H12 2−. Can Theory Make a Contribution?

   • Michael L. McKee

   Pages 121-138

7. Big Borane Assemblies, Macropolyhedral Species and Related Chemistry

   • John D. Kennedy

   Pages 139-180

8. Electronic Requirements and Structural Preferences for Large Polyhedral Boranes

   • Musiri M. Balakrishnarajan, Pattath D. Pancharatna

   Pages 181-197

9. Applications of Nanocatalysis in Boron Chemistry

   • Yinghuai Zhu, Amartya Chakrabarti, Narayan S. Hosmane

   Pages 199-217

10. Noncovalent Interactions of Heteroboranes

    • Robert Sedlak, Jindřich Fanfrlík, Adam Pecina, Drahomír Hnyk, Pavel Hobza, Martin Lepšík

    Pages 219-239

This multi-author edited volume reviews the recent developments in boron chemistry, with a particular emphasis on the contribution of computational chemistry. The contributors come from Europe, the USA and Asia. About 60% of the book concentrates on theoretical and computational themes whilst 40% is on topics of interest to experimental chemists. Specific themes covered include structure, topology, modelling and prediction, the role of boron clusters in synthetic chemistry and catalysis, as medical agents when acting as inhibitors of HIV protease and carbonic anhydrases.

• Boron Chemistry
• Boron Chemistry Cancer
• Boron DFT
• Boron Hydrogen Storage
• William Nunn Lipscomb

• Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Husinec - Řež, Czech Republic

  Drahomír Hnyk

• Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, USA

  Michael McKee

Prof. Mckee

B.S Chemistry from Lamar University (1971)

Ph.D. Chemical Physics under M.J.S. Dewar from University of Texas, Austin, Texas (1977)

Robert A. Welch Postdoctoral Fellow under Alan Cowley at University of Texas (1977-1978)

Postdoc under W. N. Lipscomb at Harvard University (1979-1981)

Assistant Professor (1981-1986), Associate Professor (1986-1994), Professor (1994-present) at Auburn University

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