American Chemical Society, Organometallics, 23(22), p. 4642-4646, 2003
DOI: 10.1021/om030412r
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B(8)-R and B(8')-R (R = alkyl) disubstituted derivatives of the cobaltabis(dicarbollide) anion [3,3'-Co(C2B9H11)(2)](-) are reported. The synthesis was achieved by application of a modified Kumada reaction to produce B-C bonds. Molecules containing B(8)-C and B-O bonds are also generated, and interestingly, a high-yield intramolecular oxodemethylation is observed for the first time in boron cluster chemistry. It is also shown that the B-11 NMR spectrum of Cs[3,3'-Co(C2B9H11)(2)] derivatives is the result of the addition of the individual halves.