Storing energy with molecular photoisomers

Z Wang, P Erhart, T Li, ZY Zhang, D Sampedro, Z Hu… - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Some molecular photoisomers can be isomerized to a metastable high-energy state by
exposure to light. These molecules can then be thermally or catalytically converted back to …

Recent Progress in the Development of Solid‐State Luminescent o‐Carboranes with Stimuli Responsivity

J Ochi, K Tanaka, Y Chujo - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract o‐Carborane, a cluster compound containing boron and adjacent carbon atoms,
displays intriguing luminescent properties. Recently, compounds containing o‐carborane …

Highly selective separation of benzene and cyclohexane in a spatially confined carborane metallacage

PF Cui, XR Liu, YJ Lin, ZH Li, GX ** - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Separation of light hydrocarbons (C1–C9) represents one of the “seven chemical
separations to change the world”. Boron clusters can potentially play an important role in …

Nonclassical Applications of closo-Carborane Anions: From Main Group Chemistry and Catalysis to Energy Storage

SP Fisher, AW Tomich, SO Lovera… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Classically closo-carborane anions, particularly [HCB11H11]− and [HCB9H9]−, and their
derivatives have primarily been used as weakly coordinating anions to isolate reactive …