Electrooxidative o-carborane chalcogenations without directing groups: cage activation by copper catalysis at room temperature.

ABSTRACT: Copper-catalyzed electrochemical direct chalcogenations of o-carboranes was established at room temperature. Thereby, a series of cage C-sulfenylated and C-selenylated o-carboranes anchored with valuable functional groups was accessed with high levels of position- and chemo-selectivity control. The cupraelectrocatalysis provided efficient means to activate otherwise inert cage C-H bonds for the late-stage diversification of o-carboranes.

SUBMITTER: Yang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8513870 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature