Syntheses based on lithium derivatives of p-carborane

1. Starting from lithium-p-carboranes, the C-iodo-, mercapto-, benzoyl-, methylmercury-, ni-troso-, and amino-derivatives of p-carborane were obtained, p-Carboranesulfinic acid was also produced. 2. Iodine atoms in C-iodo-p-carborane have a “positive” character. 3. The reactivity of lithium-p-carborane is analogous to that of lithium-m-carborane.