Bis(1-Methyl-ortho-Carboranyl)Borane

Manjur O Akram; John R Tidwell; Jason L Dutton; Caleb D Martin

doi:10.1002/anie.202307040

Bis(1-Methyl-ortho-Carboranyl)Borane

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2023 Aug 21;62(34):e202307040. doi: 10.1002/anie.202307040. Epub 2023 Jul 13.

Authors

Manjur O Akram¹, John R Tidwell¹, Jason L Dutton², Caleb D Martin¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97348, Waco, TX, 76798, USA.
² Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia.

PMID: 37338991
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307040

Abstract

The Lewis superacid, bis(1-methyl-ortho-carboranyl)borane, is rapidly accessed in two steps. It is a very effective hydroboration reagent capable of B-H addition to alkenes, alkynes, and cyclopropanes. To date, this is the first identified Lewis superacidic secondary borane and most reactive neutral hydroboration reagent.

Keywords: Borane; Carborane; Cyclopropane; Hydroboration; Lewis Acid.

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