Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
54(96), P. 13603 - 13606
Published: Jan. 1, 2018
By
changing
the
charge
distribution
of
boron
vertices
via
introducing
an
amide
on
cage
B(9),
selective
B(4)
arylation
o-carboranes
Suzuki-Miyaura
coupling
has
been
developed.
A
series
o-carborane
derivatives
decorated
with
diverse
active
groups
have
synthesized
moderate
to
good
yields,
which
proved
be
further
transformed
a
novel
kind
tri-substituted
nido-carborane
fused
oxazole
potential
application
in
neutron
capture
therapy,
organometallic
as
well
coordination
chemistry.
ACS Central Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
8(3), P. 322 - 331
Published: Feb. 11, 2022
The
identification
of
an
alternative
chemical
space
in
order
to
address
the
global
challenge
posed
by
emerging
antimicrobial
resistance
is
very
much
needed
for
discovery
novel
lead
compounds.
Boron
clusters
are
currently
being
explored
drug
due
their
unique
steric
and
electronic
properties.
However,
challenges
associated
with
synthesis
derivatization
techniques
these
compounds
have
limited
utility
rapid
construction
a
library
molecules
screening
against
various
biological
targets
as
molecular
platform.
Herein,
we
report
transition-metal-catalyzed
regioselective
direct
B-H
alkylation-annulation
closo-dodecaborate
anion
natural
products
such
menthol
camphor
directing
groups.
This
method
allowed
1,2,3-trisubstituted
clusters,
which
were
evaluated
terms
antibacterial
activity
WHO
priority
pathogens.
Several
synthesized
dodecaborate
derivatives
displayed
medium-
high-level
bactericidal
Gram-positive
Gram-negative
bacteria.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(18), P. 7960 - 7965
Published: April 22, 2022
A
general
strategy
for
the
generation
of
hypervalent
boron-centered
carboranyl
radicals
at
B(3),
B(4),
and
B(9)
positions
has
been
developed
first
time
via
visible-light-promoted
iodine
atom
abstraction
from
iodo-o-carboranes
by
low-valent
nickel
complex.
These
react
with
various
(hetero)arenes
to
afford
a
wide
range
cage
B-arylated
carborane
derivatives
room
temperature
in
very
good
excellent
yields
broad
substrate
scope.
Their
electrophilicities
are
dependent
on
vertex
charges
follow
order
B(3)
>
B(4)
B(9).
Both
visible
light
catalyst
proved
critical
radicals.
The
involvement
boron
is
supported
control
experiments.
reaction
mechanism
associated
these
reactions
also
proposed.
This
offers
new
protocol
selected
vertex,
leading
facile
synthesis
large
class
substituted
molecules.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(20)
Published: Feb. 11, 2022
Abstract
Carboranes
are
boron–carbon
molecular
clusters
that
possess
unique
properties,
such
as
their
icosahedron
geometry,
high
boron
content,
and
delocalized
three‐dimensional
aromaticity.
These
features
render
carboranes
valuable
building
blocks
for
applications
in
supramolecular
design,
nanomaterials,
optoelectronics,
organometallic
coordination
chemistry,
neutron
capture
therapy
(BNCT)
agents.
Despite
tremendous
progress
this
field,
stoichiometric
chemical
redox
reagents
largely
required
the
oxidative
activation
of
carborane
cages.
In
context,
electrosyntheses
represent
an
alternative
strategy
more
sustainable
syntheses.
It
is
only
recent
few
years
considerable
has
been
made
electrochemical
cage
functionalization
carboranes,
which
summarized
Minireview.
We
anticipate
electrocatalysis
will
serve
increasingly
powerful
stimulus
within
current
renaissance
electrochemistry.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
54(96), P. 13603 - 13606
Published: Jan. 1, 2018
By
changing
the
charge
distribution
of
boron
vertices
via
introducing
an
amide
on
cage
B(9),
selective
B(4)
arylation
o-carboranes
Suzuki-Miyaura
coupling
has
been
developed.
A
series
o-carborane
derivatives
decorated
with
diverse
active
groups
have
synthesized
moderate
to
good
yields,
which
proved
be
further
transformed
a
novel
kind
tri-substituted
nido-carborane
fused
oxazole
potential
application
in
neutron
capture
therapy,
organometallic
as
well
coordination
chemistry.