Compounds containing boron atoms as spin carriers have recently received attention.[1] The icosahedral closo-dodecaborate ion [B 12 H 12 ] 2À is the archetypal boron cluster, and thus of special interest. Whereas the parent cluster [B 12 [3]Alkoxy-substituted ions [B 12 (OR) 12 ] 2À are oxidized at an even lower potential and even neutral B 12 (OR) 12 could be prepared.[4] Very recently, the perhydroxylated radical [B 12 (OH) 12 ]C À has been prepared and structurally characterized.[5] Smaller perhalogenated polyborane cluster radical anions [B n X n ]C À (X = H, Cl, Br, I; n = 6, 8-10), which are derived by one-electron oxidation from the corresponding closo clusters have been prepared and characterized by chemical and electrochemical methods. [6] Halogen substitution and an increasing cluster size significantly increase the resistance to oxidation and consequently the perhalogenated dodecaborates [B 12 X 12 ] 2À (X = halogen) are much more difficult to oxidize. Oxidation of dodecaborates [B 12 X 12 ] 2À (X = H, F, Cl, Br) to give the corresponding radical anions [B 12 X 12 ]C À has been investigated theoretically [7] and by electrochemical methods.[ [9] whilst in earlier electrochemical investigations, the derivatives containing heavier halogens (X = Cl, Br) did not have a well-defined oxidation wave in acetonitrile. [2a, 11] In a recent review, Kaim et al. stated that "Although the oxidation of [B 12 X 12 ] 2À