Facile reaction of o-carboranyllithium reagents with functionalized alkyl halides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(96)00552-7

Unlike the normal organolithium reagents, o-carboroanyllithium derivatives can tolerate many functional groups, such as ketones, nitriles and esters. This chemoselectivity is utilized in synthesizing a wide variety of o-carborane derivatives containing fu