title: Metal-induced B-H bond activation: reactions between half-sandwich Ir and Rh complexes with carboranylthioamide.
abstract: Novel half-sandwich metal (Ir, Rh) complexes constructed from carboranylthioamide ligands containing an unexpected metal-boron bond were synthesized and characterized. The strong base n-butyllithium is demonstrated to be necessary in the reaction process.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China. gxjin@fudan.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yin-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zi-Jian
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Guo-Xin
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Jin