Chloride ion central to first synthesis of a siladodecahedrane
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Aisha Al-Janabi2021-07-27T13:30:00
Three-step synthesis creates a platonic solid out of silicon
Chemists have made a molecular dodecahedron out of silicon for the first time. Siladodecahedrane has terminal hydrogens, similar to a diamondoid structure, and has 12 pentagonal faces like the smallest fullerene, C20.