Functionalization of Carborane via Carboryne Intermediates, 1st ed. 2016
Springer Theses Series

This thesis focuses on the development of new methods of functionalizing carboranes using o-carboryne intermediates. Functional carboranes are now finding a broad range of applications, including organic synthesis, drug design, polymers, catalysis, metal?organic frameworks, electronic devices and more. However, the limited number of efficient synthetic methods for obtaining functional carborane materials has restricted their applications. The methodologies established in this thesis represent simple, yet powerful strategies to assemble previously inaccessible, useful complex molecules, which will also have a significant impact on future synthetic, cluster and materials chemistry. Moreover, it discusses the first method for the in situ generation of electrophilic boron radical using photocatalysis.  

Introduction.- Regioselective Insertion of ο-Carborynes into α-C−H Bond of Tertiary Amines.- Synthesis of Carborane-Functionalized Heterocycles: Dearomative [2 + 2] Cycloaddition and sp² C–H Insertion Reaction.- Reaction of ο-Carboryne with Nitrones: A Formal [5 + 2] Cycloaddition.- 1,3-Dehydro-ο-Carborane: Generation and Reaction with Arenes.- Ene Reaction of 1,3-Dehydro-ο-Carborane.- Cage Boron Arylation of ο-Carborane via Metal-Free, Visible-Light-Mediated Radical Coupling.- Conclusion.- Experimental Section.

Nominated by The Chinese University of Hong Kong as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis

Presents groundbreaking new work in carborane chemistry

Inspires future work on synthetic, cluster, and materials chemistry

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras