Vaca Puga, Alberto; Teixidor, Francesc; Kivekas, Raikko; Sillanpaa, Reijo; Viñas, Clara(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2006)
Tetraiodo-ortho-carborane based X-ray contrast agents can be readily prepared in a high yield, fast, clean, regioselective fashion by a solvent-free reaction of ortho-carboranes with iodine in sealed tubes.