Issue 31, 2021

Free three-dimensional carborane carbanions

Abstract

Carbon atom functionalization via generation of carbanions is the cornerstone of carborane chemistry. In this work, we report the synthesis and structural characterization of free ortho-carboranyl [C2B10H11], a three-dimensional inorganic analog of the elusive phenyl anion that features a “naked” carbanion center. The first example of a stable, discrete C(H)-deprotonated carborane anion was isolated as a completely separated ion pair with a crown ether-encapsulated potassium cation. An analogous approach led to the isolation and structural characterization of a doubly deprotonated 1,1′-bis(o-carborane) anion [C2B10H10]22−, which is the first example of a discrete molecular dicarbanion. These reactive carbanions are key intermediates in carbon vertex chemistry of carborane clusters.

Graphical abstract: Free three-dimensional carborane carbanions

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
22 Apr. 2021
Accepted
27 Jūn. 2021
First published
30 Jūn. 2021
This article is Open Access

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Chem. Sci., 2021,12, 10441-10447

Free three-dimensional carborane carbanions

H. D. A. C. Jayaweera, Md. M. Rahman, P. J. Pellechia, M. D. Smith and D. V. Peryshkov, Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 10441 DOI: 10.1039/D1SC02252K

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