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Amy Avelar1, Fook S Tham, Christopher A Reed
1Center for S and P Block Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0403, USA.
Abstract:
Acid remarks: The anhydrous diprotic boron acids H(2)(B(12)X(12)) (X = Cl, Br; see picture, B orange, X green) are the first examples of diprotic superacids and may be the strongest acids yet isolated. Both protons protonate benzene to give benzenium ion salts that are stable at room temperature. These acids owe their existence to the stability of the icosahedral B(12) cluster with its dinegative charge buried beneath a layer of halide substituents.
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