Abstract

AbstractThe reactions of acetonitrile (II) with the anions of the two isoelectronic arachno clusters (I) and (IV) are explored and found to result in reduction of the nitrile and either the incorporation of a CN unit into the cage framework giving the air‐stable cluster (III) or a one‐carbon insertion accompanied by deamination yielding the new three‐carbon nido‐carborane (V) as the sole product.

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