Carboranes potassium derivatives

The selective basic degradation of 1,2-dicarbaclovodode-carborane(12) and its C-methyl and C-phenyl derivatives has been recently reported.3 The ethanolic potassium hydroxide degradation of C, C"-dimethyl-l, 2-dicarbaclovododecaborane (12) and the isolation of the trimethylammonium salt of the resulting B9C2Hio(CH3)2 anion are described here as an illustration of this general reaction. The properties of the trimethylam-... 

A new deboronating agent for icosahedral carboranes, dry tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF), was found to degrade some small carboranes, ortho- and t( / -carborane(COMC (1995 ) 6.2.4.6).55 As it was clear that water plays a part in the process, this reagent in its wet form was used to deboronate a large number of z< /carborane derivatives.257-259 264 Wet TBAF proved to be superior to alcoholic potassium hydroxide for effective deboronation of meta-... 

---