title: Remarkable cage deboronation and rearrangement of a closo-1,12-dicarbadodecaborane to form a neutral nido-7,9-dicarbaundecaborane.
abstract: Deboronation and cage rearrangement of the closo-1,12-carborane salt [1,12-(PPh2Me)2-1,12-C2B10H10]I2 occurs in refluxing methanol to give the zwitterionic nido-7,9-carborane 7,9-(PPh2Me)2-7,9-C2B9H9. Notably, deboronation and cage substitution of the isomeric closo-1,7-carborane salt [1,7-(PPh2Me)2-1,7-C2B10H10]I2 takes place in methanol to afford the salt [10-OMe-7,9-(PPh2Me)2-7,9-C2B9H9]I.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ioppolo
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhadbhade
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: Louis M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Rendina