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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 2.
Published in final edited form as: Inorg Chem. 2011 Dec 16;51(1):629–639. doi: 10.1021/ic202150b

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1

Reagents and conditions: a) B10H14, (bmim)+Cl−, toluene, 120°C, 10 min; b) dThd, K2CO3, DMF/acetone (1:1), 40°C, 24 h; c) ICl, AlCl3, DCM, 0°C, 2 h; d) ICl, AlCl3, DCM, 40°C, 48 h; e) ICl, DCM, rt, 1 h.