Deboronation and Deprotonation of ortho-Carborane with N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

Willans, CE; Kilner, CA; Fox, MA

Abstract

It is a matter of size: N-Heterocyclic carbenes can remove a proton from ortho-carborane to form a two-cage anion or attack the electropositive boron of ortho-carborane to yield a stable 1:2 carborane–carbene adduct. Which end product is formed depends on the steric bulk of the alkyl groups attached to the nitrogen atoms of the carbene.

Citation

Willans, C., Kilner, C., & Fox, M. (2010). Deboronation and Deprotonation of ortho-Carborane with N-Heterocyclic Carbenes. Chemistry - A European Journal, 16(35), 10644-10648. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201001730

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Sep 17, 2010
• Deposit Date: Dec 14, 2011
• Journal: Chemistry - A European Journal
• Print ISSN: 0947-6539
• Electronic ISSN: 1521-3765
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 35
• Pages: 10644-10648
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201001730
• Keywords: Cage compounds, Carboranes, Cluster compounds, N-heterocyclic carbenes.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1501070