Activation of methane and benzene during reactions of 1, 10-B10H8(N2)2

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/om00120a039

The reactions of 1, 10-B₁₀H₈(N₂)₂ with carbon monoxide/methane mixtures and with carbon monoxide in benzene at 130°C give B₁₀H₈(CO)₂ substituted with methyl and phenyl groups, respectively. Reaction of 1, 10-B₁₀H₈(N₂)₂ with methane in the absence of carbon monoxide also gives a product containing carbon.