Abstract
An asymmetric synthesis of chiral metallacarboranes using a traceless chiral N-tertbutylsulfinamide auxiliary is reported. Investigations of the stereoselectivity and mechanism of the unprecedented formation of the metallacarboranes with a planar chiral nido-C2B92− ligand and an exo-polyhedral metal-substituted carbon stereocenter reveal a stereospecific SN2-type reaction with a transition-metal nucleophile and an N-based leaving group. The findings may open a way for the preparation of chiral metallacarboranes and related compounds.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5965-5970 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Organic Chemistry Frontiers |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 23 |
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| State | Published - 26 Oct 2023 |