Boro: de sus orígenes en el desierto a aplicaciones pioneras en energía, materiales y medicina

Clara Viñas i Teixidor

doi:10.62534/rseq.aq.2008

Vol. 121 No. 1 (2025), Chemical Research

Vol. 121 No. 1 (2025)

Boron: from its desert origins to pioneering applications in energy, materials and medicine

Chemical Research

https://doi.org/10.62534/rseq.aq.2008

Published 2025-03-31

Clara Viñas i Teixidor⁺⁻

Clara Viñas i Teixidor

ICMAB-CSIC

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5000-0277

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Keywords

carborane
metallabis(dicarbollide)
COSAN
BNCT
proton therapy

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Advances in synthetic methods for the effective functionalization of boron clusters have been crucial for their practical application in various fields. This article highlights the achievements in the areas of polymers, catalysis, sensors, and medicine in which I have participated with Francesc Teixidor throughout my scientific career at ICMAB-CSIC.

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