Boron cluster compounds as building blocks in supramolecular chemistry

The aim of this bachelor thesis was to get used to with the basics of boron chemistry, especially the exoskeletal derivatization of boron cluster compounds. Exoskeletal substitution of the closo-dodecaborate anion [B12H12]2- , which proceeds by the electrophile induced nucleophilic substitution (EINS) mechanism, provided a derivative containing a cyclic oxonium ring which was subsequently opened by reaction with alcohols (1-dodecanol, 1-octanol). The prepared compounds were characterized by 1 H, 13 C and 11 B NMR spectroscopy and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The compounds will be used as building blocks for preparation of novel nanostructures via supramolecular chemistry approaches