Methylation of 1,12-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane (I) with methyl triflate at 130 C in a sealed vessel afforded the decamethyl borane (II). Lithiation of (II) with methyllithium and subsequent quenching with CO2 produced the carboxylic acid (III), which was further converted to the corresponding acid chloride (IV) by treatment with SOCl2. Condensation of acid chloride (IV) with ethyl 4-aminobenzoate (V) in o-dichlorobenzene at 180 C gave amide (VI). Finally, basic hydrolysis of the ethyl ester group of (VI) furnished the title carboxylic acid.