Abstract:
The review presents the results of the application of various physical methods (X-ray diffraction analysis, electron diffraction, 1H, 11B, and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance, nuclear quadrupoler resonance, nuclear gamma-resonance, and the dipole moment method) in the study of the geometric and electronic structures of the isomers of carborane-12 and a number of its derivatives. The results obtained with the aid of these methods are compared. The bibliography includes 109 references.