“…The same cleavage reaction was used for RP-HPLC analysis of the products as described under Section C. The multifaceted structural and synthetic chemistry of carboranes continues to diversify after more than thirty years. [1,2] The reactions of various polyboranes with alkynes provides an access to a variety of carboranes; [1,3,4] however, with few exceptions, complex mixtures are obtained which may be difficult to separate. Transformations of simple organoboranes, [5,6] mainly to B-alkylated derivatives, promise more specific entries into carborane chemistry.…”