Towards purely inorganic clusters in medicine: Biocompatible divalent cations as counterions of cobaltabis(dicarbollide) and its iodinated derivatives
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2021.121997
Abstract: Abstract Monovalent cations, Cs+, and alkylammonium ([NR4]+) salts have traditionally been used to precipitate the anions of boranes, carborane and metallocarborane clusters. In contrast, in the body and in living organisms in general, divalent cations… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; biocompatible divalent; divalent cations; iodinated derivatives ... See more keywords
History of Cobaltabis(dicarbollide) in Potentiometry, No Need for Ionophores to Get an Excellent Selectivity
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DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238312
Abstract: This work is a mini-review highlighting the relevance of the θ metallabis(dicarbollide) [3,3′-Co(1,2-C2B9H11)2]− with its peculiar and differentiating characteristics, among them the capacity to generate hydrogen and dihydrogen bonds, to generate micelles and vesicles, to… read more here.
Keywords: cobaltabis dicarbollide; dicarbollide; membrane; selectivity ... See more keywords