Small molecule activation by boron-containing heterocycles

Y Su, R Kinjo - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Most of the chemical and biological processes involving the fixation and transformation of
small molecules have long been exclusive for metal complexes. Meanwhile, the last …

Ring expansion reactions of anti-aromatic boroles: a promising synthetic avenue to unsaturated boracycles

JH Barnard, S Yruegas, K Huang… - Chemical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Conjugated boron heterocycles have emerged as attractive synthetic targets due to their
potential in medicinal chemistry and as electronic materials. However, the development of …

Boron-mediated sequential alkyne insertion and C–C coupling reactions affording extended π-conjugated molecules

Y Shoji, N Tanaka, S Muranaka, N Shigeno… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
C–C bond coupling reactions illustrate the wealth of organic transformations, which are
usually mediated by organotransition metal complexes. Here, we show that a borafluorene …

Doping Heptagon‐Containing π‐Conjugated Systems with Boron

H Lv, K Xiang, DT Yang - European Journal of Organic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As the models for studying defected graphene, π‐conjugated systems containing
heptagonal rings have attracted increasing interest due to their dynamic behaviors …

Intermolecular insertion reactions of azides into 9-borafluorenes to generate 9, 10-B, N-phenanthrenes

S Yruegas, JJ Martinez, CD Martin - Chemical Communications, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The reactions of 9-borafluorenes with organic azides result in either the insertion of the α-
nitrogen and elimination of N2 or the insertion of the γ-nitrogen to generate the …

Construction of a Diverse Range of Boron Heterocycles via Ring Expansion of a Carboranyl‐Substituted 9‐Borafluorene

T Bischof, L Beßler, I Krummenacher… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Direct insertion of unsaturated substrates into a five‐membered borole ring is a useful
method to obtain valuable heterocycles containing one or more three‐coordinate boron …

Oxygen insertion into boroles as a route to 1, 2-oxaborines

S Yruegas, DC Patterson, CD Martin - Chemical Communications, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis of 1, 2-oxaborines is accomplished via the reaction of pentaarylboroles with N-
methylmorpholine-N-oxide via a 1, 1-insertion reaction. The aromatic nature of 1, 2 …

Coordination and Ring Expansion of 1, 2-Dipolar Molecules with 9-Phenyl-9-borafluorene

KR Bluer, LE Laperriere, A Pujol, S Yruegas… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The reactivity of 9-phenyl-9-borafluorene with a series of 1, 2-dipolar organic molecules is
investigated, revealing that either adducts or seven-membered heterocycles are generated …

Adducts of the Parent Boraphosphaketene H2BPCO and their Decarbonylative Insertion Chemistry

S Hagspiel, F Fantuzzi, RD Dewhurst… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The first examples of Lewis base adducts of the parent boraphosphaketene (H2B‐PCO) and
their cyclodimers are prepared. One of these adducts is shown to undergo mild …

Mechanistic Study of Highly Efficient Direct 1, 2‐Carboboration of Alkynes with 9‐Borafluorenes

Y Shoji, N Shigeno, K Takenouchi… - … A European Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We recently reported a new one‐pot transformation of alkynes into 9, 10‐
diarylphenanthrene derivatives, which proceeds through efficient catalyst‐free 1, 2 …