The fluorinated and trifluoromethylated carborane anion 1-H-(2-6)F5-(7-12)-(CF3)6CB11- does not undergo anodic oxidation at potentials up to the stability limit of solvents such as liquid SO2 and (CF3)2CHOH, and its oxidation potential is at least 1.6 V higher than that of 1-H-(2-12)F11CB11-. It can be oxidized with NiF3+ in liquid HF and yields a blue neutral radical, presumably 1-H-(2-6)F5-(7-12)-(CF3)6CB11●, which is soluble in C6F14 and stable at low temperatures. We report an examination of the chemical reactivity of this radical toward partners such as SO2. The project is supported by the IOCB AS CR, Prague.

Reactivity of the neutral hypercloso radical, 1-H-(2-6)F5-(7-12)-(CF3)6CB11●

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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