Ni Hangcheng, Lu Zhenpin, Xie Zuowei
Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin N. T., Hong Kong, China.
Dalton Trans. 2021 Dec 20;51(1):104-110. doi: 10.1039/d1dt03726a.
The synthesis of alkenylated--carboranes photoalkenylation of iodocarboranes with unactivated alkenes has been achieved. This strategy features a transition metal-free protocol, a light-promoted reaction under mild reaction conditions, broad substrate scope and good functional group tolerance. Control experiments suggest that the reaction may involve the cage C-centered radical species.