Regioselective B-H/C-H activation and metal-metal bond formation induced by half-sandwich metals complexes at hydroxy-substituted o-carboranes

Shu-Ting Guo; Peng-Fei Cui; Yang Gao; Guo-Xin Jin

doi:10.1039/c8dt03104e

Regioselective B-H/C-H activation and metal-metal bond formation induced by half-sandwich metals complexes at hydroxy-substituted o-carboranes

Dalton Trans. 2018 Oct 2;47(38):13641-13646. doi: 10.1039/c8dt03104e.

Authors

Shu-Ting Guo¹, Peng-Fei Cui, Yang Gao, Guo-Xin Jin

Affiliation

¹ Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China. gxjin@fudan.edu.cn.

PMID: 30207352
DOI: 10.1039/c8dt03104e

Abstract

A binuclear iridium complex, (Cp2*Ir2(CH2O)C2B10H8) (6), with a unique metal-metal bond has been synthesized and fully characterized. Importantly, this complex is constructed via selective C-H and B(3)-H bond activation on the carborane precursor. Additionally, when the proligand (2-pyridine)(o-carboranyl)methanol ligand was combined with a half-sandwich iridium complex, selective B(6)-H bond activation or metal-carbon bond formation can be induced by the use of different bases. And the rhodium complex constructed from (2-pyridine)(o-carboranyl)methanol ligand containing a metal-carbon bond has been obtained and fully characterized.