ABSTRACT

Boron and carbon are the elements that have the property to build molecules of unlimited size by covalent self-bonding. In this way, boron produces polyhedral clusters that have been developed for

27.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 701 27.2 Icosahedral Carboranes as a Part of Macrocycles or Dendrimer Platforms ........................ 703

27.2.1 Novel Icosahedral Carborane-Based Macrocycles ................................................... 703 27.2.1.1 Arene-Coupled Macrocyclic Systems Incorporating closo-Carboranes ... 703 27.2.1.2 Mercuracarborands ....................................................................................704