Volume 131, Issue 34 pp. 12012-12018
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Metal-Free Oxidative B−N Coupling of nido-Carborane with N-Heterocycles

Zhongming Yang

Zhongming Yang

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023 China

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Weijia Zhao

Weijia Zhao

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023 China

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Wei Liu

Wei Liu

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023 China

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Xing Wei

Xing Wei

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023 China

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Meng Chen

Meng Chen

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023 China

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Xiao Zhang

Xiao Zhang

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023 China

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Dr. Xiaolei Zhang

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Dr. Xiaolei Zhang

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023 China

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Prof. Dr. Yong Liang

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Prof. Dr. Yong Liang

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023 China

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Prof. Dr. Changsheng Lu

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Prof. Dr. Changsheng Lu

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023 China

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Prof. Dr. Hong Yan

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Hong Yan

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023 China

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First published: 24 June 2019
Citations: 11

Abstract

A general method for the oxidative substitution of nido-carborane (7,8-C2B9H12) with N-heterocycles has been developed by using 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) as an oxidant. This metal-free B−N coupling strategy, in both inter- and intramolecular fashions, gave rise to a wide array of charge-compensated, boron-substituted nido-carboranes in high yields (up to 97 %) with excellent functional-group tolerance under mild reaction conditions. The reaction mechanism was investigated by density-functional theory (DFT) calculations. A successive single-electron transfer (SET), B−H hydrogen-atom transfer (HAT), and nucleophilic attack pathway is proposed. This method provides a new approach to nitrogen-containing carboranes with potential applications in medicine and materials.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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