title: Metal-metal redox synergy in selective B-H activation of ortho-carborane-9,12-dithiolate.
abstract: New o-carborane-9,12-dithiolate dirhodium complexes are reported to selectively activate inert B-H bonds of o-carboranes to form B-X bonds by using water, alcohols, and alkylhalides (<60 °C, yields >80%). Characterization of the key intermediates demonstrates an oxidative addition and reductive elimination pathway via metal-metal cooperativity.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China. hyan1965@nju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xiaolei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhiwen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yan