Issue 8, 2022

Functionalization of o-carboranes via carboryne intermediates

Abstract

Carborynes (1,2-dehydro-o-carborane and 1,3-dehydro-o-carborane), three-dimensional analogues of benzyne, can be generated in situ from the precursors 1-X-2-Li-1,2-C2B10H10 (X = Br, I, OTs, OTf), or 1-Me3Si-2-[IPh(OAc)]-1,2-C2B10H10 or [1-Li-3-N2-1,2-C2B10H10][BF4]. They are a class of very useful synthons for the synthesis of a large variety of functionalized carborane derivatives for potential application in medicine, materials science and organometallic/coordination chemistry. The experimental data demonstrate that there is a correspondence between the reactions of carborynes and those of benzyne with alkenes, dienes, alkynes, aromatics or heteroaromatics in a pericyclic reaction fashion. On the other hand, carborynes have unique properties of their own owing to their steric/electronic features. They undergo regioselective sp2/sp3 C–H bond and N–Li bond insertion reactions, which has not been observed for benzyne. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in this interesting research field with considerable attention devoted to the reaction modes and the mechanisms involved.

Graphical abstract: Functionalization of o-carboranes via carboryne intermediates

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
10 jan 2022
First published
24 mar 2022

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2022,51, 3164-3180

Functionalization of o-carboranes via carboryne intermediates

Z. Qiu and Z. Xie, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2022, 51, 3164 DOI: 10.1039/D2CS00024E

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