Carboranes / [electronic resource] by Russell N. Grimes. Grimes, Russell N., 1935- author. Carboranes. QD412.B1 547/.05/671 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Carboranes, Third Edition, by Russell Grimes, is the definitive resource on the subject. Completely updated with a wealth of research and review articles published in this active field since the previous volume was released in 2011, the book provides a readable and concise introduction to the basic principles underlying the synthesis, structures, and reactions of carboranes, heterocarboranes, and metallacarboranes. Following the valuable foundational information, the book explores the advances in practical applications for the many areas in which experts have discovered that carboranes afford new possibilities for solving problems and advancing the science. These disciplines include polymer science, catalysis, biomedicine, nanomaterials, and others. 2016 Text 1 online resource (xv, 1041 pages) : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128018941 eng Organometallic chemistry Organometallic chemistry. Carboranes. Carboranes.