title: Selective B(4)-H Activation of an o-Carboranylthioamide Based on a Palladium Precursor.
abstract: Palladium(II)-induced selective B(4)-H activation of an o-carboranylthioamide has been developed. A tetranuclear palladium(II) complex has been obtained in high yield with excellent regioselectivity. DFT calculations have confirmed that the B(4)-borometalate is lower in energy than the corresponding B(3)-borometalate. The product proved to be a good precursor for target mononuclear or trinuclear B(4)-H activated complexes.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yin-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yue-Jian
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhen-Hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Guo-Xin
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Jin
keywords: B(4)−H activation; o-carborane; palladium; precursor complex; selectivity