title: Palladium catalyzed selective mono-arylation of o-carboranes via B-H activation.
abstract: Palladium catalyzed selective mono-arylation of o-carboranes with aryl iodides has been developed, and a series of B(8)/B(9)-Ar-o-carboranes anchored with active groups have been synthesized with moderate to good yield as well as good selectivity. The mechanism involving Pd(II) catalyzed electrophilic B-H activation was also proposed.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composite and Functional Materials & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, P. R. China. caoke@swust.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Yawen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Junxiao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu