User:OrganoMetallurgy/Drafts/p-Carborane

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Structure
Icosahedral cluster Distance between carbon atoms is similar to those in benzene

Reactivity
Can be deprotonated at its carbon by alkyllithium Undergoes electrophilic substitution at the boron atoms

Synthesis
Thermal rearrangment of o-carborane

Applications
Subtituted derivatives.