Synthesis of mono-, di-, tri-, and tetraethyl-o-carboranes by electrophilic alkylation of o-carborane with ethyl bromide in the presence of AlCl3 and their transformations

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF01431128

Optimal conditions for the preparation of 9-ethyl-, 9,12-diethyl, 8,9,12-triethyl-, and 8,9,10,12-tetraethyl-o-carboranes under the action of EtBr on o-carborane in the presence of AlCl₃ were determined. The behavior of these o-carborane deriva