Icosahedral boron clusters such as closo-dodecaborate(2-) (B12H122-) and closo-1,2-dicarbadodecaborate (C2B10H12) are molecules whose derivatives show promise in pharmaceuticals, ionic liquids, liquid crystals, and other materials. However, before these molecules can be employed for practical applications, there must be easy and reliable methods of synthesis of their derivatives. Microwave-assisted reactions, alongside conventional ones show promise in the efficient synthesis of new derivatives. Controlled iodination followed by MWI cyanation of each cluster is shown to produce new cyanated derivatives of B12H122- and C2B10H12. These compounds were characterized by 11B NMR, IR, and LC-MS. Details of the synthesis and characterization of these compounds will be discussed.

Iodination and MWI cyanation of closo-dodecaborate(2-) and closo-1,2-dicarbadodecaborate

249th National Meeting (2015)

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