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[Ag] 2 [B 12 Cl 12 ] as a Catalyst in PhICl 2 Mediated Chlorination **
Author(s) -
Poynder Tiffany B.,
Houston Sevan D.,
Dutton Jason L.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.202100447
Subject(s) - chemistry , catalysis , salt (chemistry) , homogeneous catalysis , medicinal chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , stereochemistry , organic chemistry
The weakly coordinating dianion [B 12 Cl 12 ] 2− originates from a family of carboranes typically reserved for application in coordination chemistry. Herein, we show that its readily accessible Ag(I) salt, [Ag] 2 [B 12 Cl 12 ], can be used as a catalyst in the PhICl 2 mediated chlorination of arenes, alkenes, and alkynes. The promising activity displayed by [Ag] 2 [B 12 Cl 12 ] over a variety of commercially available Ag(I) sources merits its incorporation to the toolkit of commonly screened silver catalysts in synthesis.