First-row d-block element-catalyzed carbon–boron bond formation and related processes

SK Bose, L Mao, L Kuehn, U Radius… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Organoboron reagents represent a unique class of compounds because of their utility in
modern synthetic organic chemistry, often affording unprecedented reactivity. The …

Recent developments in organoboron chemistry: old dogs, new tricks

JWB Fyfe, AJB Watson - Chem, 2017 - cell.com
Organoboron reagents are one of the most widely studied and applied classes of reagent
throughout organic synthesis and catalysis. Not only are these reagents integral to many of …

C–C and C–X coupling reactions of unactivated alkyl electrophiles using copper catalysis

LJ Cheng, NP Mankad - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Transition metal-catalysed cross-coupling reactions are widely used for construction of
carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bonds. However, compared to aryl or alkenyl …

Photocatalyzed Borylcyclopropanation of Alkenes with a (Diborylmethyl) iodide Reagent

J Hu, M Tang, J Wang, Z Wu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclopropane skeletons play a prominent role in the development of organic synthesis and
pharmaceutical chemistry. Herein, we report the design and synthesis of a stable …

Boron-selective reactions as powerful tools for modular synthesis of diverse complex molecules

L Xu, S Zhang, P Li - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In the context of modular and rapid construction of molecular diversity and complexity for
applications in organic synthesis, biomedical and materials sciences, a generally useful …

Decarboxylative borylation of aliphatic esters under visible-light photoredox conditions

D Hu, L Wang, P Li - Organic letters, 2017 - ACS Publications
The conventional methods for preparing alkyl boronates often necessitate anhydrous and
demanding reaction conditions. Herein, a new, operationally simple decarboxylative …

Direct synthesis of multi (boronate) esters from alkenes and alkynes via hydroboration and boration reactions

X Wang, Y Wang, W Huang, C Xia, L Wu - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Multi (boronate) esters have been attracting increasing attention as versatile building blocks
for the succinct and precise synthesis of complex molecules. However, there are a limited …

gem-Diborylalkanes: recent advances in their preparation, transformation and application

R Nallagonda, K Padala, A Masarwa - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently, gem-diborylalkanes have attracted much attention as versatile building blocks and
fundamental intermediates in organic synthesis, because they enable multiple C–C bond …

Practical and Modular Construction of C(sp3)-Rich Alkyl Boron Compounds

Y Yang, J Tsien, A Ben David… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Alkyl boronic acids and esters play an important role in the synthesis of C (sp3)-rich
medicines, agrochemicals, and material chemistry. This work describes a new type of …

Cu-catalyzed decarboxylative borylation

J Wang, M Shang, H Lundberg, KS Feu, SJ Hecker… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A simple method for the conversion of carboxylic acids to boronic esters via redox-active
esters (RAEs) is reported using copper catalysis. The scope of this transformation is broad …