Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
2009, 74, 419-431
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc2008151
Published online 2009-02-28 16:03:38
Improved synthesis of [closo-1-CB9H10]– anion and new C-substituted derivatives
Bryan Ringstranda,b,*, Devon Batemana, Richard K. Shoemakerc and Zbyněk Janoušeka,*
a Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., CZ-250 68 Řež, Czech Republic
b On leave from Organic Materials Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
c Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Abstract
The Brellochs method was utilized to gain access to the [closo-1-CB9H10]– anion (1). Previous work describing the details of the synthesis of 1 via the [closo-2-CB9H10]– anion (2) was brief and insufficient. Therefore, we report an optimized procedure for the synthesis of 1, the preparation of the unknown C-halogenated series using N-halosuccinimides and bis(benzenesulfonyl)fluoroamine, and the unknown C-methylated product using CH3I. NMR properties and regularities within the series were also investigated.
Keywords: Boranes; Carboranes; Monocarbaborane anions; Weakly coordinating and low nucleophilic anions; Brellochs Reaction; Halogenations; Methylations.
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