Description
| - Halogenations of the diphosphadicarbaborane nido-7,8,9,11-P2C2B7H9 using the AlCl3/CCl4, and I-2/AlCl3/C6H6 halogenation systems resulted in the formation of a mixture of mono- and disubstituted derivatives 10-X-nido-7,8,9,11-P2C2B7H8 (for X = Cl and I, yields 6 and 21%, respectively) and 5,10-X-2-nido-7,8,9,11-P2C2B7H7 (for X = Cl and I, yields 57 and 46%, respectively). These results show that the halogenation under electrophilic conditions takes place at positions most distant from the P atoms, but at sites adjacent to the CH units. In contrast, the bromination with N-bromosuccinimide in CH2Cl2 is probably of radical character, proceeding in positions adjacent to the P centres to give 3-Br-nido-7,8,9,11-P2C2B7H8 (yield 41%) and 2,3-Br-2-nido-7,8,9,11-P2C2B7H7 (yield 5%). The mixtures of the halo derivatives were separated by column chromatography on silica gel. Individual compounds were characterized by mass spectrometry and multinuclear (B-11, H-1, and P-31) spectroscopy combined with two-dimensio
- Halogenations of the diphosphadicarbaborane nido-7,8,9,11-P2C2B7H9 using the AlCl3/CCl4, and I-2/AlCl3/C6H6 halogenation systems resulted in the formation of a mixture of mono- and disubstituted derivatives 10-X-nido-7,8,9,11-P2C2B7H8 (for X = Cl and I, yields 6 and 21%, respectively) and 5,10-X-2-nido-7,8,9,11-P2C2B7H7 (for X = Cl and I, yields 57 and 46%, respectively). These results show that the halogenation under electrophilic conditions takes place at positions most distant from the P atoms, but at sites adjacent to the CH units. In contrast, the bromination with N-bromosuccinimide in CH2Cl2 is probably of radical character, proceeding in positions adjacent to the P centres to give 3-Br-nido-7,8,9,11-P2C2B7H8 (yield 41%) and 2,3-Br-2-nido-7,8,9,11-P2C2B7H7 (yield 5%). The mixtures of the halo derivatives were separated by column chromatography on silica gel. Individual compounds were characterized by mass spectrometry and multinuclear (B-11, H-1, and P-31) spectroscopy combined with two-dimensio (en)
|