HSAB theory guiding electrophilic substitution reactions of <i>o</i>-carborane
Yan Wang, Ye Li, Feijing Chen, Yan‐Na Ma, Xuenian Chen
Abstract
Herein, we systematically compared the reactivity of o -carborane and benzene toward different electrophiles and explained the results with the HSAB principle.
Topics & Concepts
HSAB theoryChemistryCarboraneSubstitution reactionElectrophileElectrophilic substitutionSubstitution (logic)Computational chemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryPhilosophyCatalysisLinguisticsBoron Compounds in ChemistryMachine Learning in Materials ScienceChemical Reactions and Isotopes