123482-14-4Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Regioselective Nucleophilic Alkylation/Arylation of B-H Bonds in o-Carboranes: An Alternative Method for Selective Cage Boron Functionalization
Tang, Cen,Zhang, Jiji,Zhang, Jie,Xie, Zuowei
supporting information, p. 16423 - 16427 (2018/12/14)
A new protocol for regioselective nucleophilic cage B-H substitution in o-carboranes has been proposed that is complementary to the strategies of transition metal catalysis and electrophilic substitution. Magnesium-mediated site-selective nucleophilic cage B(3,6)-H and B(9)-H substitution reactions of o-carboranes give a series of B(3,6)-dialkylated and B(9)-alkylated/arylated o-carboranes in high yields. Both steric and electronic factors of cage C substituents play crucial roles in controlling the site selectivity.
Electronic tuning of nickel-based bis(dicarbollide) redox shuttles in dye-sensitized solar cells
Spokoyny, Alexander M.,Li, Tina C.,Farha, Omar K.,Machan, Charles W.,She, Chunxing,Stern, Charlotte L.,Marks, Tobin J.,Hupp, Joseph T.,Mirkin, Chad A.
, p. 5339 - 5343 (2010/10/02)
Redox B ess: Rational design of a new series of boron-functionalized NiIII/NiIV-bis (dicarbollide) clusters results in a family of robust and tunable redox shuttles (see diagram; EDG and EWG denote electron-donating and -withdrawing groups, respectively). This offers a means to rationally control the redox properties in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs), leading to exceptionally high open-circuit voltages.
