Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
57(13), P. 1655 - 1658
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
A
palladium-catalyzed
selective
B(3)–H
arylation
of
o-carboranes
under
room
temperature
has
been
developed
using
readily
available
arylboronic
acids
as
the
aryl
source,
and
corresponding
3-aryl-o-carboranes
were
obtained
in
good
to
excellent
yields.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
54(21), P. 4065 - 4079
Published: Oct. 24, 2021
ConspectusCarboranes
are
a
class
of
polyhedral
carbon-boron
molecular
clusters
featuring
three-dimensional
aromaticity,
which
often
considered
as
3D
analogues
benzene.
Their
unique
structural
and
electronic
properties
make
them
invaluable
building
blocks
for
applications
ranging
from
functional
materials
to
versatile
ligands
pharmaceuticals.
Thus,
selective
functionalization
carboranes
has
received
tremendous
research
interest.
In
earlier
days,
the
vast
majority
works
in
this
area
were
focused
on
cage
carbon
via
facile
deprotonation
CH,
followed
by
reaction
with
electrophiles.
On
contrary,
B-H
activation
is
very
challenging
since
10
bonds
o-carborane
similar,
how
achieve
desired
transformation
at
specific
boron
vertex
long-standing
issue.As
more
electronegative
than
boron,
property
results
different
charges
cage,
follow
order
B(3,6)-H
≪
B(4,5,7,11)-H
<
B(8,10)-H
B(9,12)-H.
We
thought
that
difference
may
trigger
favorite
interaction
proper
transition
metal
complex
bond
carborane,
could
be
utilized
solve
selectivity
issue.
Accordingly,
our
strategy
described
follows:
(1)
electron-rich
catalysts
good
most
electron-deficient
(connected
both
C-H
vertices);
(2)
relatively
B(8,9,10,12)-H
(with
no
bonding
either
(3)
directing-group-assisted
catalysis
appropriate
only
one
vertex),
whose
lie
middle
range
bonds.
This
been
successfully
applied
laboratory
other
groups
development
series
synthetic
routes
catalytic
carborane
resulting
synthesis
large
number
cage-boron-functionalized
derivatives
regioselective
fashion.
Subsequently,
significant
progress
emerging
made.In
2013
we
reported
tetrafluorination
o-carboranes
using
an
Pd(II)
salt,
[Pd(MeCN)4][BF4],
catalyst.
2014
disclosed
first
example
carboxy-directed
alkenylation
B(4)
promoted
Ir(III)
2017
presented
Ir(I)-catalyzed
diborylation
also
uncovered
Pd-catalyzed
asymmetric
chiral-at-cage
2018.
These
proof-of-principle
studies
have
greatly
stimulated
activities
enabled
catalysts.
so
far
developed
toolbox
methods
B-olefination,
-arylation,
-alkenylation,
-alkynylation,
-oxygenation,
-sulfenylation,
-borylation,
-halogenation,
-amination.
recently
expanded
base
catalysis.
As
field
progresses,
expect
will
invented,
detailed
Account
promote
these
efforts.
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
94(3), P. 879 - 899
Published: Dec. 18, 2020
Abstract
Carboranes
are
a
class
of
carbon-boron
molecular
clusters,
possessing
extraordinary
characteristics
including
three-dimensional
aromaticity
conjugated
by
σ-bonds,
icosahedral
geometry
and
inherent
robustness.
They
finding
growing
applications
as
valuable
building
blocks
in
boron
neutron
capture
therapy
agents,
pharmacophores,
nanomaterials,
optoelectronic,
organometallic/coordination
chemistry
more.
Therefore,
the
effective
controlled
functionalization
carboranes
has
attracted
enormous
research
interests,
particularly
regio-
enantio-selective
cage
BH
derivatization
among
ten
chemically
similar
vertices
o-carboranes.
Only
recent
few
years,
significant
progress
been
made
transition
metal
catalyzed
vertex-specific
functionalization.
This
review
summarizes
advances
this
realm.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 13, 2024
The
innovation
of
synthetic
strategies
for
selective
B-H
functionalization
is
a
pivotal
objective
in
the
realm
boron
cluster
chemistry.
However,
precise,
efficient,
and
rapid
bond
carboranes
that
distant
from
existing
functional
groups
remains
intractable
owing
to
limited
approaches
site-selective
control
established
methods.
Herein,
we
report
dative
bonding
activation
strategy
nonclassical
remote
site
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
38(4), P. 383 - 388
Published: Jan. 16, 2020
Summary
of
main
observation
and
conclusion
Ir‐catalyzed
cascade
dehydrogenative
CH/BH
BH/OH
cross‐coupling
carboranyl
carboxylic
acid
with
readily
available
benzoic
has
been
achieved,
leading
to
the
facile
synthesis
previously
unavailable
carborano‐coumarin
in
a
simple
one‐pot
process.
Two
cage
B—H,
one
aryl
C—H
O—H
bonds
are
activated
construct
efficiently
new
B—C
B—O
bonds.
The
cyclization
can
stop
at
first
B—H/C—H
step
by
tuning
reaction
conditions,
resulting
series
α‐carboranyl
carborane
derivatives.
Control
experiments
indicate
that
dehydrocoupling
proceeds
preferentially
over
B—H/O—H
dehydrocoupling,
both
directing
groups
oxidants
crucial
for
this
reaction.
An
iridium(V)
intermediate
is
proposed
be
involved
catalytic
cycle.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(47), P. 15563 - 15571
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Metal-catalyzed
selective
mono-acylmethylation
of
pyridylcarboranes
has
been
realized,
which
provides
further
utility
to
construct
carborane-fused
indoliziniums
and
quinoliziniums.
Inorganic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(13), P. 5326 - 5334
Published: March 21, 2022
The
B(9)-H
halogenation
of
o-carborane
and
m-carborane
was
achieved
with
excellent
selectivities
in
hexafluoroisopropanol
(HFIP)
under
simple
reaction
conditions:
single
reagent
[trichloroisocyanuric
acid
(TCCA),
tribromoisocyanuric
(TBCA)
or
N-iodosuccinimide
(NIS)],
catalyst-free,
air-/moisture-tolerant,
convenient
work-up.
With
this
method,
a
variety
9-halogenated
o-carboranes
m-carboranes
were
obtained
good
to
yields
broad
tolerance
functional
groups.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
24(6), P. 1318 - 1322
Published: Feb. 7, 2022
A
highly
efficient
Ir-catalyzed
regioselective
cage
B(4)-H
acylmethylation
of
o-carboranyl
acids
using
sulfoxonium
ylides
as
alkylating
regents
has
been
developed,
leading
to
the
preparation
a
large
class
B(4)-acylmethylated
o-carboranes
in
good
excellent
yields
with
broad
substrate
scope
under
redox
neutral
conditions.
The
-COOH
moiety
serves
traceless
directing
group
and
controls
regioselectivity
monoselectivity.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
26(22), P. 5037 - 5050
Published: Feb. 5, 2020
A
facile
approach
to
the
synthesis
of
diaryl-
and
dialkyl-substituted
monophosphino-o-carboranes
by
rhodium(I)-catalyzed
phosphine-directed
B3,6
-H
activation
has
been
developed
for
first
time.
Upon
switching
rhodium(I)
palladium(II),
C-arylated
B6
-halogenated
products
were
obtained
using
tBuOLi
Li2
CO3
as
base,
respectively.
These
discoveries
provide
some
simple
efficient
approaches
modification
monophosphino-o-carboranes.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
26(32), P. 7212 - 7218
Published: Feb. 10, 2020
Abstract
Iridium‐catalyzed
formal
alkyne
hydroboration
with
cage
B−H
of
o
‐carborane
has
been
achieved,
leading
to
the
controlled
synthesis
a
series
3,6‐[
trans
‐(AlkCH=CH)]
2
‐
‐carboranes
(Alk=alkyl),
3‐
cis
‐(ArCH=CH)‐
(Ar=aryl),
and
‐(ArCH=CH)‐6‐
‐(AlkCH=CH)‐
in
high
yields
excellent
regio‐
very
good
–
selectivity.
The
most
electron‐deficient
B(3,6)−H
vertices
favor
oxidative
addition
on
electron‐rich
metal
centers,
which
is
responsible
for
regioselectivity.
On
other
hand,
configuration
resultant
olefinic
units
dominated
by
substituents.
Alkyl
groups
lead
‐configuration
whereas
bulky
aryl
substitutions
result
‐configuration.