10.1021/ja108051u.s001 Peter Dröse Peter Dröse Cristian G. Hrib Cristian G. Hrib Frank T. Edelmann Frank T. Edelmann Carboranylamidinates American Chemical Society 2010 transition elements Initial Li ligand investigation CarboranylamidinatesCarboranylamidinate anions difunctional Sn mode Cr 2010-11-10 00:00:00 Journal contribution https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Carboranylamidinates/2714311 Carboranylamidinate anions are readily accessible <i>via</i> addition of <i>N</i>,<i>N′</i>-dialkylcarbodiimides to lithio-<i>ortho</i>-carborane. They represent a novel difunctional boron-rich ligand system for main group and transition elements (Li, Sn, Cr). Initial structural investigations revealed an unexpected <i>N</i>,<i>C</i>-coordination mode instead of <i>N</i>,<i>N′</i>-chelation.