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Synfacts 2007(7): 0708-0708
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-968649
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-968649
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Stable Carborane Biradicals
L. Eriksson, K. Vyakaranam, J. Ludvik, J. Michl*
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA and J. Heyrovsk Institute of Physical Chemistry, Prague, Czech Republic
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Publication History
Publication Date:
22 June 2007 (online)
Significance
Building on previously developed chemistry to functionalize the carba-closo-dodecaborate anion, Michl and co-workers report the synthesis of two neutral, isolable biradicals. In the key synthetic step, a Grob fragmentation converts 7 into carbocation 8, which can then react with 4 or 6 to form the dianion biradical precursors 9 and 10. Oxidation with PbO2 and extraction into pentane provides the neutral biradicals 11 and 12.