Palladium-catalyzed selective B(3)-H arylation of o-carboranes with arylboronic acids at room temperature

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Feb 14;57(13):1655-1658. doi: 10.1039/d0cc07591d. Epub 2021 Jan 19.

Abstract

A palladium-catalyzed selective B(3)-H arylation of o-carboranes at room temperature has been developed using readily available arylboronic acids as the aryl source, and the corresponding 3-aryl-o-carboranes were obtained in good to excellent yields. This method provides a powerful synthetic route for constructing polysubstituted o-carborane derivatives.