title: B-H functionalization of the monocarba-closo-dodecaborate anion by rhodium and iridium catalysis.
abstract: The regioselective derivatization of the monocarba-closo-dodecaborate anion via catalytic B-H bond activation is reported. Amide directing groups in combination with rhodium and iridium catalysts allowed for the direct functionalization of cage boron vertices. Products comprising B-C, B-N and B-Cl bonds were synthesized. As a key intermediate of the B-H activation step, an iridium complex with a direct B-Ir interaction was isolated and fully characterized by spectroscopic methods as well as X-ray crystallography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, P.R. China. duttwyler@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yunjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, P.R. China. duttwyler@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yani
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, P.R. China. duttwyler@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, P.R. China. duttwyler@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xuewei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, P.R. China. duttwyler@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jiyong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Spingler
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, P.R. China. duttwyler@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9851-4920
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duttwyler