Efficient borylation reaction of diazonium salts in water is realized for the first time by using easy-prepared, highly emissive and crystalline carbon dots. Electron-donating and withdrawing groups on diazonium salts were well tolerated with moderate to good conversion efficiency. Compared with widely used metal complexes, organic dyes and quantum dots, the approach presented in this work uses carbon dots which are nontoxic and possess good biological and medicinal compatibility and high reactivity. Therefore this approach presents a new perspective of carbon dots in green chemistry.

中文翻译：

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重氮盐酸盐在水中的高发射和结晶碳点硼化。

重氮盐在水中的高效硼酸化反应首次通过使用易于制备的，高发射性的结晶碳点实现。重氮盐上的给电子和吸电子基团具有良好的耐受性，转化效率中等至良好。与广泛使用的金属络合物，有机染料和量子点相比，本文提出的方法使用无毒且具有良好的生物和医学相容性以及高反应性的碳点。因此，该方法提出了绿色化学中碳点的新观点。