Rhodium catalyzed cascade cyclization featuring B–H and C–H activation: one-step construction of carborane-fused N-polyheterocycles
A novel Rh-catalyzed cascade cyclization featuring both carboranyl B–H and aryl C–H activation has been developed, resulting in the one-pot construction of three new B–C and C–C bonds. The isolation and structural identification of a key intermediate provide solid evidence for the reaction mechanism.