“…First, via the reaction of the tetramethylammonium salt of nido-carborane with 2-pyridylsulfenyl chloride in a mixture of acetonitrile and acetic acid, the N-protonated derivative [9-(HNC5H4-2′-S)-7,8-C2B9H11] (H [1]) was obtained, which was then converted to the cesium salt Cs[9-(NC5H4-2′-S)-7,8-C2B9H11] (Cs [1]) via treatment with CsOH in aqueous acetone (Scheme 1). The obtained carboranes were characterized using methods of 1 H, 13 C, and 11 B NMR and IR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry (See Supplementary Materials, Figure S1-S70 and Table S1). The 11 B NMR spectrum of Cs [1] in acetone-d6 contains a singlet at −3.1 ppm and seven doublets at −6.8, −15.6, −18.4, −22.5, −24.3, −30.6, and −37.8 ppm with an integral intensity ratio of 1:1:1:2:1:1:1:1, which is significantly different from the spectrum of the N-protonated form H[1] [51], indicating a rather strong interaction between the carborane cage and the pyridine ring.…”