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  "abstract": "The first examples of air stable acyclic triorganoiodine compounds, phenyliodine bis(1-(2-R)-o-carborane)s have been isolated from reactions of PhIL2 reagents with lithio-o-carboranes and crystallographically characterized. When R = H or Si(CH3)3, the complexes are predisposed to form o-carboryne through β-elimination as confirmed by a trapping reaction with naphthalene, where the R = H variant degrades during formation. The latter Si(CH3)3 derivative is isolable in modest yield, while for R = CH3, the resulting phenyliodine bis(1-(2-methyl)-o-carborane)s can be obtained in high yields. The complexes known so far appear to behave as nonnucleophilic bases, and treatment with strong protic acids affords more electrophilic phenyl(1-o-carboranyl) iodonium salts. Compared with our previous synthesis of an aryl(1-o-carboranyl) iodonium salt, this method is simpler and offers broadened scope. Less is known of these salts than previously assumed as earlier reports have now also been found incorrect. A preliminary study finds they can either arylate or 1-o-carboranylate a chloride nucleophile with chemoselectivity tuneable by electronic modification of the oCb ligand, providing a rare example of an o-carborane C atom reacting as an electrophile.",
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    "La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science",
    "La Trobe University",
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  "published": "2026-10-15",
  "publisher": "American Chemical Society (ACS)",
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  "title": "Stable triorganoiodine complexes",
  "title_text": "Stable triorganoiodine complexes",
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