Chemical Science · 2018 · 160 citations · 47 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryCross-coupling ReactionsHeterocycle SynthesisMolecular ThermodynamicsOrganic SynthesisPhotochemistryMolecular Switching BehaviorNickel-catalyzed Cross-couplingReversible Optical SwitchingTransition-metal-catalyzed Cross-couplingTransition-metal-catalyzed Functionalization
A novel single organic molecule–carborane conjugate, <bold>CAN</bold>, was synthesized in a high yield <italic>via</italic> a modified nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction incorporating an anthracene unit and an <italic>o</italic>-carborane moiety.
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