Synthesis and Crystal Structure of［（n－Bu）_4N］_2［Mo_4O_（10）（OC_（10）H_6O）_2（OCH_3）_2］

ＳｙｎｔｈｅｓｉｓａｎｄＣｒｙｓｔａｌＳｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅｏｆ［（ｎ－Ｂｕ）_４Ｎ］_２［Ｍｏ_４Ｏ_（１０）（ＯＣ_（１０）Ｈ_６Ｏ）_２（ＯＣＨ_３）_２］￥ＬｕＸｉａｏ－Ｍｉｎｇ；ＺｈｕＨｕｉ－Ｊｕ；ＹａｎｇＮｉｎｇ；ＬｉｕＳｈｕｎ－Ｃｈｅｎｇ；ＪｉｎＸ?..     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of ｛( P Ph_3)_2 Cl Ru( μ- Cl) Ru( P Ph_3) B_(10)H_7〔 O C H( C H_3)_2〕_3｝·0 .4( H_2O)

１　ＩＮＴＲＯＤＵＣＴＩＯＮＴｈｅｆｉｒｓｔｐｏｌｙｈｅｄｒａｌｒｕｔｈｅｎａｂｏｒａｎｅｉｓｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒａｌｌｙｔｙｐｉｆｉｅｄｂｙｔｈｅｃｏｍｐｏｕｎｄ〔（ＰＰｈ３）２ＲｕＢ１０Ｈ８（ＯＥｔ）２〕ｉｎ１９８４〔１〕,ｗｈｉｃｈｉｓｏｂｔａｉｎｅｄｉｎ４０％ｙｉｅｌｄｂｙｔｈｅｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎｏｆｔｈｅｃｌｏｓｏｄｅｃａｂｏｒａｎｅａｎｉｏｎＢ１０Ｈ１０２－ｗｉｔｈ〔ＲｕＣｌ２（ＰＰｈ３）３〕ｉｎｅｔｈａｎｏｌ／ｃｈｌｏｒｏｆｏｒｍｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ．Ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｅｒｓｈａｖｅｓｙ…     

Magnetic Properties of Phenoxy－Bridged Binuclear Iron－Thiolato Complexes and Structure of （Et_4N）_2［Fe_2（o－OC_6H_4S）_2（o－OC_6H_4SH）_2］

ＭａｇｎｅｔｉｃＰｒｏｐｅｒｔｉｅｓｏｆＰｈｅｎｏｘｙ－ＢｒｉｄｇｅｄＢｉｎｕｃｌｅａｒＩｒｏｎ－ＴｈｉｏｌａｔｏＣｏｍｐｌｅｘｅｓａｎｄＳｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅｏｆ（Ｅｔ_４Ｎ）_２［Ｆｅ_２（ｏ－ＯＣ_６Ｈ_４Ｓ）_２（ｏ－ＯＣ_６Ｈ_４ＳＨ）_２］ＸＩＥＸｉ?..     

Synthesis and Structure of Propionate－bridged Mixed－metal Cluster Compound：〔MoW_2O_2（O_2CC_2H_5）_6（H_2O）_3〕ZnBr_4·4H_2O

ＳｙｎｔｈｅｓｉｓａｎｄＳｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅｏｆＰｒｏｐｉｏｎａｔｅ－ｂｒｉｄｇｅｄＭｉｘｅｄ－ｍｅｔａｌＣｌｕｓｔｅｒＣｏｍｐｏｕｎｄ：〔ＭｏＷ_２Ｏ_２（Ｏ_２ＣＣ_２Ｈ_５）_６（Ｈ_２Ｏ）_３〕ＺｎＢｒ_４·４Ｈ_２Ｏ￥ＬｉｕＨｕａｎｇ；ＸｕＬｉ；Ｈｕａ...     

Syntheses and Characterizations of （η~5－C_5H_5）MoFeCo（CO）_8（μ_3－S） and （η~5－C_5H_5）_2Mo_2Fe（CO）_7（μ_3－S）：X－ray Crystal Structure of （η~5－C_5H_5）MoFeCo（CO）_8（μ_3－S）

ＳｙｎｔｈｅｓｅｓａｎｄＣｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｚａｔｉｏｎｓｏｆ（η~５－Ｃ_５Ｈ_５）ＭｏＦｅＣｏ（ＣＯ）_８（μ_３－Ｓ）ａｎｄ（η~５－Ｃ_５Ｈ_５）_２Ｍｏ_２Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）_７（μ_３－Ｓ）：Ｘ－ｒａｙＣｒｙｓｔａｌＳｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅｏｆ（η~５－Ｃ_５Ｈ_...     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of［Na（DB18C6）（H_2O）_2］_2Mo_6O_（19）·3DMF·2CH_3OH

ＳｙｎｔｈｅｓｉｓａｎｄＣｒｙｓｔａｌＳｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅｏｆ［Ｎａ（ＤＢ１８Ｃ６）（Ｈ_２Ｏ）_２］_２Ｍｏ_６Ｏ_（１９）·３ＤＭＦ·２ＣＨ_３ＯＨＬｕＸｉａｏ－Ｍｉｎｇ；ＺｈａｏＹａ－Ｐｉｎｇ；ＱｕＥｒ－Ｌｉｎｇ；ＸｉａｏＬｉｎｇ－Ｍｅｉ；ＬｉｕＳｈｕ...     

（n—C4H9）4N2（OC14H8O2）Mo4O10（OCH3）2的合成和晶体结构

为探讨钼多酸根阴离子在有机化学反应中的催化机理，用菲醌作底物合成了（ｎ－Ｃ４Ｈ９）４Ｎ）２（ＯＣ１４Ｈ８Ｏ）２Ｍｏ４Ｏ１０Ｏ１０（ＯＣＨ３）２）配合物，Ｘ射线单晶结构分析表明，该晶体属单斜晶系，空间群Ｐ２１／ｃ，ａ＝１．３１４９（５）ｎｍ，ｂ＝１．８６６６（８）ｎｍ，ｃ＝１．８９０３（３）ｎｍ，β＝１０４．０６（３）Ｚ＝２．收集到独立衍射点３５０５个，其中１３８２个为可观测点，最终一致性因子Ｒ＝０     

Synthesis,Characterization and Crystal Structure of〔Co_2Mo_2(μ-_4-C_2HPh)(μ-CO)_4(CO)_4(η~-5C_5H_4C(O)Me)_2〕

１　ＩＮＴＲＯＤＵＣＴＩＯＮＤｉｍｏｌｙｂｄｅｎｕｍａｌｋｙｎｅｃｏｍｐｌｅｘｅｓ〔Ｍｏ２（μＲ１Ｃ≡ＣＲ２）（ＣＯ）４（η５Ｃ５Ｈ５）２〕ｃａｎｒｅａｃｔｗｉｔｈａｖａｒｉｅｔｙｏｆｒｅａｇｅｎｔｓｓｕｃｈａｓｐｈｏｓｐｈｉｎｅｓ,ｔｈｉｏｌｓ,ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔａｌｓｕｌｆｕｒ,Ｒｕ３（ＣＯ）１２ａｎｄＣｏ２（ＣＯ）８〔１－４〕．Ｉｎｔｈｅｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｓｔｈｅａｌｋｙｎｅｌｉｇａｎｄｉｓｕｓｕａｌｌｙｒｅｔａｉｎｅｄ．Ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ,ａｌｋｙｎｅｓｃｉｓｓｉｏｎｏｃｃｕｒｓ．Ｂｅｉｎｇ…     

钴(Ⅲ)—邻菲绕啉混配型配合物的合成及结构研究

在不同条件下合成了［Ｃｏ（ｐｈｅｎ）ｍＸｐ］Ｙ１·ｎＨ２Ｏ型配合物，（ｍ＝１，２；ｐ＝１，２；１＝１－３；ｎ＝０－４；ｐｈｅｎ＝邻菲绕啉；Ｘ＝Ｃｌ－，Ｈ２Ｏ，酒石酸（ｔａｒｔ），甘氨酸（ｇｌｙ），α－皮可林酸（ｐｉｃ）．ＤＬ－两氨酸（ａｌａ），Ｌ－亮氨酸（ｌｅｕ），Ｌ－脯氨酸（ｐｒｏ）；Ｙ＝Ｃｌ－，］并进行了元素分析，热重分析，电子光谱，红外光谱和磁化率测定，计算它们的１０Ｄｑ和Ｂ值．Ｘ－ｒａｙ单晶衍射实验证明：［Ｃｏ（Ｐｈｅｎ）２（Ｈ２Ｏ）２］（ＮＯ３）３·２Ｈ２Ｏ，［Ｃｏ（Ｐｈｅｎ）２（ｇｌｙ）］Ｃｌ２·４Ｈ２Ｏ均为顺式结构．［Ｃｏ（Ｐｈｅｎ）（ａｌａ）２］Ｃｌ·３Ｈ２Ｏ，［Ｃｏ（Ｐｈｅｎ）（ｐｒｏ）２］ＣｌＯ４·４／３Ｈ２Ｏ均为ｔｒａｎｓ（Ｎ）结构．在［Ｃｏ（ｐｈｅｎ）２Ｘ２］（ｎ＋）型配合物中，Ｘ反位的键长均长于顺位键长，其反位效应的顺序为：Ｃｌ－＞羧基，ＮＨ２＞Ｈ２Ｏ。     

Synthesis and Structure of the Hexanuclear Diazenido－oxomolybdate ［（n－C_4H_9）_4N］_3［Mo_6O_（18）（N_2C_6H_4－p－NO_2）］

ＳｙｎｔｈｅｓｉｓａｎｄＳｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅｏｆｔｈｅＨｅｘａｎｕｃｌｅａｒＤｉａｚｅｎｉｄｏ－ｏｘｏｍｏｌｙｂｄａｔｅ［（ｎ－Ｃ_４Ｈ_９）_４Ｎ］_３［Ｍｏ_６Ｏ_（１８）（Ｎ_２Ｃ_６Ｈ_４－ｐ－ＮＯ_２）］ＬｉＨａｉ－Ｌｉａｎ；ＹｏｕＸｉａｏ－Ｚｅｎｇ；...     

The first member of the eleven-vertex azadicarbaborane series, 1,6,9-NC2B8H13, and its N-alkyl derivatives

Reactions between closo-1,2-C(2)B(8)H(10) (1) and amines of general formulation R(1)R(2)NH (where R(1), R(2) = H, H; Me, H; t-Bu, H and Et, Et) resulted in a straightforward cluster expansion and formation of the 11-vertex arachno-azadicarbaboranes of the 1,1-R(1),R(2-)1,6,9-NC(2)B(8)H(11) (2) cluster constitution (where R(1), R(2) = H, H 2a; Me, H 2b; t-Bu, H 2c and Et, Et 2d) in yields 10-75%, depending on the nature of the amine used. The reactions are the first example of a direct closo to arachno transformation in the area of cluster-boron compounds. Compounds 2b and 2c were isolated in two isomeric forms anti- and syn- that differ in the positioning of the t-Bu substituent with respect to the bridging hydrogen site. Deprotonation of compounds 2 generally leads to removal of the bridging proton and formation of the [1,1-R(1),R(2-)1,6,9-NC(2)B(8)H(11)](-) (2-) anions that, in the case of the monoalkylated Me and t-Bu derivatives, adopt only an anti configuration. The structure of anti-2c was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis and the geometries of the parent compound and the corresponding syn and anti isomers were optimised at the RMP2/6-31G* level. The composition of all compounds is consistent with the results of mass spectrometry and multinuclear ((1)H and (11)B) spectroscopy complemented by two-dimensional [(11)B-(11)B]-COSY and (1)H{(11)B(selective)} NMR measurements. Experimental (11)B chemical shifts generally show acceptable agreement with theoretical values calculated by GIAO methods, in particular at GIAO-MP2/II, where possible.     

A study of the sequential acid-catalyzed hydroxylation of dodecahydro-closo-dodecaborate(2-)

The closo-[B12H12-n(OH)n]2- (n = 1-4) ions have been synthesized by the reaction of cesium dodecahydro-closo-dodecaborate(2-), Cs21, with aqueous sulfuric acid. Variation of the reaction temperature, time, and acid concentration results in the stepwise introduction of from one to four hydroxyl groups. Each individual hydroxylation step proceeds regioselectively, affording only one isomer per step. Further substitution of the hydroxylated cluster preferentially takes place at a B-H vertex meta to a B-OH vertex. The closo-[B12H12-n(OH)n]2- (n = 1-4) species, designated 2-5, respectively, are characterized by one- and two-dimensional 11B NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, and high-resolution fast atom bombardment (FAB) mass spectrometry. A rationale that qualitatively explains the influence of the hydroxyl group on the chemical shifts of the individual boron vertices is developed. Furthermore, the solid state structures of closo-[B12H11(OH)]2-, 2, and closo-1,7-[B12H10(OH)2]2-,3, are determined by X-ray diffraction. Crystallographic data are as follows: For [MePPh3](2)2, monoclinic, space group P2(1)/n, a = 890.1(5) pm, b = 1814(1) pm, c = 1270.5(7) pm, beta = 101.66(2) degrees, Z = 2, R = 0.055; for [MePPh3](2)3, monoclinic, space group P2(1)/n, a = 887.6(4) pm, b = 1847.2(8) pm, c = 1271.1(5) pm, beta = 101.17(1) degrees, Z = 2, R = 0.065. In addition, synthetic routes to O-derivatized species of the anions 2-5 such as closo-[B12H11(OTiCpCl2)]2-, 7, closo-1,7-[B12H10(OTiCpCl2)2]2-, 8, closo-1,7,9-[B12H9(OTiCpCl2)3]2-, 9, closo-[B12H11(OCONHPh)]2-, 10, and closo-1,7-[B12H10(OSO2Me)2]2-, 11, are described. The crystal structures of 7 and 11 are determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystallographic data are as follows: For [MePPh3](2)7, monoclinic, space group Cc, a = 2530.5(2) pm, b = 1653.3(1) pm, c = 1281.3(1) pm, beta = 118.79(2) degrees, Z = 4, R = 0.085; for [HPy](2)11, monoclinic, space group P2(1)/n, a = 1550.9(8) pm, b = 993.1(5) pm, c = 1726.5(9) pm, beta = 112.36(2) degrees, Z = 4, R = 0.061.     

Borane reaction chemistry. Alkyne insertion reactions into boron-containing clusters. Products from the thermolysis of [6,9-(2-HC[triple bond]C-C5H4N)2-arachno-B10H12

The stirring of [ortho-(HC[triple bond]C)-C(5)H(4)N] with [nido-B(10)H(14)] in benzene affords [6,9-{ortho-(HC[triple bond]C)-C(5)H(4)N}(2)-arachno-B(10)H(12)] 1 in 93% yield. In the solid state, 1 has an extended complex three-dimensional structure involving intramolecular dihydrogen bonding, which accounts for its low solubility. Thermolysis of 1 gives the known [1-(ortho-C(5)H(4)N)-1,2-closo-C(2)B(10)H(11)] 2 (13%), together with new [micro-5(N),6(C)-(NC(5)H(4)-ortho-CH(2))-nido-6-CB(9)H(10)] 3 (0.4%), [micro-7(C),8(N)-(NC(5)H(4)-ortho-CH(2))-nido-7-CB(10)H(11)] (0.4%) , 4 binuclear [endo-6'-(closo-1,2-C(2)B(10)H(10))-micro-(1(C),exo-6'(N))-(ortho-C(5)H(4)N)-micro-(exo-8'(C),exo-9'(N))-(ortho-(CH(2)CH(2))-C(5)H(4)N)-arachno-B(10)H(10)] (0.5%) 5, and [exo-6(C)-endo-6(N)-(ortho-(CH[double bond]CH)-C(5)H(4)N)-exo-9(N)-(ortho-(HC[triple bond]C)-C(5)H(4)N)-arachno-B(10)H(11)] 6. An improved solvent-free route to 2 is also presented. This set of compounds features an increasing cluster incorporation of the ethynyl moiety, initially by an effective internal hydroboration, affording an arachno to nido and then a nido to arachno:closo sequence of cluster geometry. An alternative low-temperature route to internal hydroboration is demonstrated in the room temperature reaction of [closo-B(11)H(11)][N(n)Bu(4)](2) with CF(3)COOH and [ortho-(HC[triple bond]C)-C(5)H(4)N], which gives [micro-1(C),2(B)-[ortho-C(5)H(4)N-CH(2)]-closo-1-CB(11)H(10)] 7 (40%) in which one carbon atom is incorporated into the cluster; a similar reaction with [ortho-(N[triple bond]C)-C(5)H(4)N] affords [N(n)Bu(4)][7-(ortho-N[triple bond]C-C(5)H(4)N)-nido-B(11)H(12)], 8 (68%) and stirring [ortho-(N[triple bond]C)-C(5)H(4)N] with [nido-B(10)H(14)] quantitatively affords the cyano analogue of 1, [6,9-{ortho-(N[triple bond]C)-C(5)H(4)N}(2)-arachno-B(10)H(12)] 9. All compounds were characterised by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and NMR spectroscopy.     

Self-assembled 2D supramolecular networks of copper(I) carborane complexes through C-H..H-B dihydrogen bonding interactions

Three dinuclear copper(i) complexes with the formula [Cu(2)(mu-X)(2)(1,2-(P(i)Pr(2))(2)-1,2-C(2)B(10)H(10))(2)] (X = Cl (), Br (), I ()) containing the closo carborane diphosphine ligand 1,2-(P(i)Pr(2))(2)-1,2-C(2)B(10)H(10) have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR and X-ray structure determination. The X-ray structure analyses revealed that the three complexes were isostructural and crystallized in the monoclinic system and space group C2/m. The carborane cage ligand was coordinated bidentately to the Cu(i) center through its two phosphorus atoms, and the coordination geometry around each copper atom was distorted tetrahedral. Two halogen atoms bridged the metal centers forming a dimer structure [Cu(2)(mu-X)(2)(1,2-(P(i)Pr(2))(2)-1,2-C(2)B(10)H(10))(2)], which were linked into 2D supramolecular networks through novel C-HH-B dihydrogen bonding interactions.     

Synthesis and fluorescence emission of neutral and anionic di- and tetra-carboranyl compounds

A new family of photoluminescent neutral and anionic di-carboranyl and tetra-carboranyl derivatives have been synthesized and characterized. The reaction of α,α'-bis(3,5-bis(bromomethyl)phenoxy-m-xylene with 4 equiv. of the monolithium salt of 1-Ph-1,2-C(2)B(10)H(11) or 1-Me-1,2-C(2)B(10)H(11) gives the neutral tetracarboranyl-functionalized aryl ether derivatives closo-1 and closo-2, respectively. The addition of the monolithium salt of 1-Ph-1,2-closo-C(2)B(10)H(11) to α,α,'-dibromo-m-xylene or 2,6-dibromomethyl-pyridine gives the corresponding di-carboranyl derivatives closo-3 and closo-4. These compounds, which contain four or two closo clusters, were degraded using the classical method, KOH in EtOH, affording the corresponding nido species, which were isolated as potassium or tetramethylammonium salts. All the compounds were characterized by IR, (1)H, (11)B and (13)C NMR spectroscopy, and the crystal structure of closo-3 was analysed by X-ray diffraction. The carboranyl fragments are bonded through CH(2) units to different organic moieties, and their influence on the photoluminescent properties of the final molecules has been studied. All the closo- and nido-carborane derivatives exhibit a blue emission under ultraviolet excitation at room temperature in different solvents. The fluorescence properties of these closo and nido-derivatives depend on the substituent (Ph or Me) bonded to the C(cluster), the solvent polarity, and the organic unit bearing the carborane clusters (benzene or pyridine). In the case of nido-derivatives, an important effect of the cation is also observed.     

Crown compounds for anions: sandwich and half-sandwich complexes of cyclic trimetric perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with polyhedral closo-[B10H10]2- and closo-[B12H12]2- anions

It has been shown by IR and NMR spectroscopy that cyclic trimeric perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury (o-C6F4-Hg)3 (1) is capable of binding closo-[B10H10]2- and closo-[B12H12]2- anions to form complexes [[(o-C6F4Hg)3](B10-H10)]2- (2), [[(o-C6F4Hg)3]2(B10H10)]2-(3), [[(o-C6F4Hg)3](B12H12)]2- (4), and [[(o-C6F4Hg)3]2(B12H12)]2- (5). According to IR data, the bonding of the [B10H10]2- and [B12H12]2- ions to the macrocycle in these complexes is accomplished through the formation of B-H-Hg bridges. Complexes 2, 3, and 5 have been isolated in analytically pure form and have been characterized by spectroscopic means. X-ray diffraction studies of 3 and 5 have revealed that these compounds have unusual sandwich structures, in which the polyhedral di-anion is located between the planes of two molecules of 1 and is bonded to each of them through two types of B-H-Hg bridges. One type is the simultaneous coordination of a B-H group to all three Hg atoms of the macrocycle. The other type is the coordination of a B-H group to a single Hg atom of the cycle. According to X-ray diffraction data, complex 2 has an analogous but half-sandwich structure. The obtained complexes 2-5 are quite stable; their stability constants in THF/acetone (1:1) at 20 degrees C have been determined as 1.0 x 10(2)Lmol(-1), 2.6 x 10(3)L(2)mol(2), 0.7 x 10(2)Lmol(-1), and 0.98 x 10(3)L(2)mol(-2), respectively.     

Theoretical study of the reaction of B20H16 with MeCN: closo/closo to closo/nido conversion

We propose a mechanism for the cage-opening reaction of a four atoms shared closo/closo B20H16 (1) with MeCN to a face shared closo/nido macropolyhedron B20H16(MeCN)2 (4) through a diamond-square-diamond rearrangement. Even though only one isomer of the product has been reported experimentally, our computational studies at the B3LYP/6-31G* level predict the possibility of the formation of the other isomers. Depending upon the position of the attack of the MeCN ligand on the polyhedral skeleton, different products are formed. The energetics of the reactions of B20H16 with Me2S and H2O are comparable.     

Contribution of the nido-[7,8-C2B9H10]- anion to the chemical stability, basicity, and 31P NMR chemical shift in nido-o-carboranylmonophosphines

The icosahedral dicarboranes and their decapitated anion, 1-R'-1,2-C(2)B(10)H(10) (closo) and [7-R'-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)](-) (nido), exert a distict influence at the alpha position of substituents attached to the cage carbon atom. The closo fragment is electron-withdrawing while the nido anion is electron-releasing. These effects are studied by (31)P NMR, phosphorus oxidation, and phosphorus protonation in [7-PR(2)-8-R'-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)](-) species. The (31)P NMR chemical shift dependence is related to the R alkyl or aryl nature of [7-PR(2)-8-R'-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)](-). No direct relationship to the nature of the R substituent on the nido-carboranylmonphosphine toward oxidation has been found. The basicity of the nido-alkylcarboranylmonophosphines is the highest while the lowest corresponds to the nido-arylcarboranylmonophosphines. Interpretation can be carried out qualitatively by considering the electronic properties of the cluster and the nature of the R groups. The influence of R' is less relevant. Confirmation of the molecular structure of the oxidated and protonated nido-carboranylmonophosphine compounds was obtained by X-ray diffraction analysis of [NBu(4)][7-P(O)Ph(2)-8-Ph-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)] and [7-PH((i)Pr)(2)-8-Me-7,8-C(2)B(9)H(10)].     

High boron content carboranyl-functionalized aryl ether derivatives displaying photoluminescent properties

The reaction of alpha,alpha'-bis(3,5-bis(bromomethyl)phenoxy-p-xylene (3) with 4 equiv of the monolithium salt of 1-Ph-1,2-C2B10H11 or 1-Me-1,2-C2B10H11 gave the corresponding neutral carboranyl-functionalized aryl ether derivatives closo-4 and closo-5, respectively. These compounds contain four closo clusters that were degraded using basic conditions with KOH in EtOH, affording the corresponding nido-6 and nido-7 as potassium salts. Nido species were also isolated with tetramethylammonium as cation giving compounds nido-8 and nido-9 in good yield. The potassium salts showed good solubility in water and polar solvents. All these compounds were characterized by 1H, 11B and 13C NMR spectroscopy and UV-vis. The electronic data in different solvents indicated a solvatochromic shift for all compounds and a red shift of the absorption maxima for the nido species with respect to the closo derivatives. These neutral and anionic carboranyl-functionalized aryl ether derivatives represent a new family of high boron content luminescent compounds that show strong fluorescence emission in different solvents at room temperature. This phenomenon is very interesting considering the fact that none of the precursors have such a property. The fluorescence emission depends on the cluster substituent (Ph or Me) and the solvent polarity. Additionally, the fluorescence emission intensity was clearly dependent on the solvent polarity; the closo species showed strongest fluorescence intensities in the non-polar solvents, while anionic species were highly emissive in polar solvents.