Selective Functionalization of Carbonyl <i>Closo</i>-Decaborate [2-B<sub>10</sub>H<sub>9</sub>CO]<sup>−</sup> with Building Block Properties via Grignard Reagents
Nadine Mahfouz,
Fatima Abi-Ghaida,
Wael Kotob,
Ahmad Mehdi,
Daoud Naoufal
Affiliations
Nadine Mahfouz
Inorganic and Organometallic Coordination Chemistry Laboratory LCIO, Faculty of Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut P.O. Box 6573, Lebanon
Fatima Abi-Ghaida
Inorganic and Organometallic Coordination Chemistry Laboratory LCIO, Faculty of Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut P.O. Box 6573, Lebanon
Wael Kotob
Inorganic and Organometallic Coordination Chemistry Laboratory LCIO, Faculty of Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut P.O. Box 6573, Lebanon
Ahmad Mehdi
Institut Charles Gerhardt ICGM, CNRS, ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
Daoud Naoufal
Inorganic and Organometallic Coordination Chemistry Laboratory LCIO, Faculty of Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut P.O. Box 6573, Lebanon
A green, fast and selective approach for the synthesis of mono-substituted closo-decaborate derivatives [2-B10H9COR]2− has been established via a nucleophilic addition reaction between the carbonyl derivative of closo-decaborate [2-B10H9CO]− and the corresponding Grignard reagent RMgX, where R is the ethyl, iso-propyl, pentyl, allyl, vinyl and propynyl groups. This approach is accomplished under mild conditions with 70–80% yields. The significance of these derivative is their ability to constitute building blocks for polymeric integration via the allyl, vinyl and propynyl substituents. All products were characterized by 11B, 1H and 13C NMR, elemental analysis and mass spectrometry.
