Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.49, No.1, 4-6, 2010
Cobalt-Mediated B-H Activation and Cyclopentadienyl-Participated Diels-Alder Addition in the Reaction of a 16e CpCo Complex Containing an o-Carborane-1,2-dithiolato Ligand with HC C-C(O)Ph
The reaction of the 16e half-sandwich complex CpCo(S2C2B10H10) (1) with HC C-C(O)Ph leads to a 17e complex 2 containing a bicyclo[2.2.1]heptene unit at the B3/B6 site of carborane. In the presence of air, water and silica 2 converts to two 16e complexes, 3 and 4, bearing new types of functionalized groups.