Abstract: Disclosed herein are carborane derivatives of Formula I or Formula V, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use as neuromuscular blocking agents. The carborane is substituted with two cationic functional groups selected from amines that form ammonium cations, ethers and/or alcohols that form oxonium cations, sulfides and/or thiols that form sulfonium cations, and phosphanes and/or phosphines that form phosphonium cations.

Abstract: An antibody or antibody fragment is modified by chemical linkage to a synthetic poly(amide/urea/thiourea) which contains a plurality of boron atoms or other functional groups, conferring upon the resultant conjugate desirable properties as a diagnostic and/or therapeutic agent. In a preferred embodiment, boron-containing groups are conjugated to the antibody/fragment such that the resultant conjugate contains 50-2000 boron atoms, with about 96% Boron-10 isotope content, to produce conjugates useful for neutron-activated radiotherapy of tumors or pathological lesions.

Abstract: 3. An ester of the formula ##STR1## in which n is 1 to 2 and R is a radical selected from the group consisting of(HDCH.sub.2).sub.2 CH--,(hd).sub.2 ch--,hdch.sub.2 --,hd(ch.sub.2).sub.2 --,hd(ch.sub.2).sub.3 --,hd(ch.sub.2).sub.4 --,hd(ch.sub.2).sub.5 --,and(CH.sub.3 D).sub.2 CH--in which formula -D- represents --C.sub.2 B.sub.10 H.sub.10 --. 12. Polymers of the formula ##STR2## in which n is 1 to 2, R is a radical selected from the group consisting of(HDCH.sub.2).sub.2 CH--,(hd).sub.2 ch--,hdch.sub.2 --,hd(ch.sub.2).sub.2 --,hd(ch.sub.2).sub.3 --,hd(ch.sub.2).sub.4 --,hd(ch.sub.2).sub.5 --,and(CH.sub.3 D).sub.2 CH--,x is about 5 to 3000, and -D- represents --C.sub.2 B.sub.10 H.sub.10 --. 15. Polymers of claim 12 containing from 5 to 30% on the weight of the polymer of a nitrato ester of an alcohol containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms and having 1 to 3 hydroxyl groups.

Abstract: A family of stable hydrido-rhodium and iridium carboranes are described which are effective catalysts for the homogeneous hydrogenation, isomerization and hydroformylation of olefins and the hydrosilylation of ketones.