Iridium/N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed C–H borylation of arenes by diisopropylaminoborane

• Mamoru Tobisu,
• Takuya Igarashi and
• Naoto Chatani

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 654–661, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.65

• ) complex bearing an ICy ligand was the most efficient catalyst. The initially formed aminoborylated products can readily be converted to the corresponding organoboron compounds bearing various boron-protecting groups. Experimental Procedure for the Ir-catalyzed borylation of heteroarenes using 1g In a

Recent advances in copper-catalyzed asymmetric coupling reactions

• Fengtao Zhou and
• Qian Cai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2600–2615, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.280

• [59] and Diéguez [60]. In this review, we focus on the developments since 2008. Cu-catalyzed enantioselective allylic substitutions with aryl-, alkenyl-, and allenylboronates, alkylboron compounds Organoboron compounds have found extensive application in coupling reactions for the construction of C–C

• bonds [63]. Recently, the copper-catalyzed enantioselective allylic substitutions with organoboron compounds have seen impressive progress. In 2011, Hayashi et al. [64] developed a new efficient method for the highly regioselective and enantioselective construction of tertiary carbon stereocenters by

Copper-catalyzed stereoselective conjugate addition of alkylboranes to alkynoates

• Takamichi Wakamatsu,
• Kazunori Nagao,
• Hirohisa Ohmiya and
• Masaya Sawamura

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2444–2450, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.265

• and their compatibility with a multitude of functional groups, organoboron compounds are especially popular organometallic reagents. Recently, Yamamoto and co-workers developed copper-catalyzed conjugate additions of aryl- and allylboron compounds to alkynoates [9][10], but alkylboron compounds have

Chiral Cu(II)-catalyzed enantioselective β-borylation of α,β-unsaturated nitriles in water

• Lei Zhu,
• Taku Kitanosono,
• Pengyu Xu and
• Shū Kobayashi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2007–2011, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.217

• the synthesis of biologically interesting compounds and of other materials. In particular, compounds with a nitrile group in the β-position with respect to the boron moiety represent an important subset of organoboron intermediates because these compounds contain two functional groups. Their C–B

Weakly nucleophilic potassium aryltrifluoroborates in palladium-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura reactions: relative reactivity of K[4-RC₆F₄BF₃] and the role of silver-assistance in acceleration of transmetallation

• Vadim V. Bardin,
• Anton Yu. Shabalin and
• Nicolay Yu. Adonin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 608–616, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.68

• correlation between the reactivity of K[4-RC6F4BF3] and substituent electron parameters, σI and σR°, of the aryl group 4-RC6F4 was found. Keywords: potassium polyfluoroaryltrifluoroborate; silver(I) acceleration; Suzuki–Miyaura reaction; Introduction The palladium-catalyzed reaction of organoboron compounds

• each particular case [1][2][3]. Organoboron reagents containing an electron-poor organic moiety exhibit a low reactivity under the usual cross-coupling conditions [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] and the target products are formed in low yield and/or are contaminated with byproducts. Reactions of weakly

• nucleophilic organoboron reagents (alkyl- and cyclopropylboronic acids and esters [10][11][12][13][14], alken-1-ylboronic acids and esters [15][16], some arylboronic acids [17][18][19], K[CF2=CFBF3] [19]) often are accelerated by the addition of stoichiometric amounts of Ag2O. Initially this phenomenon was

Diastereoselective and enantioselective conjugate addition reactions utilizing α,β-unsaturated amides and lactams

• Katherine M. Byrd

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 530–562, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.60

• of boron to α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. Enantioenriched organoboron reagents are useful because they can be used in cross-coupling reactions [98][100] or they can be converted into the corresponding alcohol [101] while retaining the stereochemical information. Transition metals such as Cu

• discussed so far has employed the use arylboron reagents. In recent years, organosilicon reagents have emerged as key players in organic synthesis due to the their stability, low cost, and nontoxicity. Like organoboron reagents, organosilicon reagents are readily available, tolerant to functional groups

Palladium-catalysed cross-coupling reaction of ultra-stabilised 2-aryl-1,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[d]1,3,2-diazaborole compounds with aryl bromides: A direct protocol for the preparation of unsymmetrical biaryls

• Siphamandla Sithebe and
• Ross S. Robinson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1107–1113, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.109

• Siphamandla Sithebe Ross S. Robinson Warren Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa 10.3762/bjoc.10.109 Abstract There has been a significant interest in organoboron compounds such as arylboronic

• [1][2][3][4][5]. Amongst them, the Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of aryl halides/triflates and organoboron compounds is one of the most documented and versatile cross-coupling reaction in the literature [6]. The use of organoboron compounds 1, 2 and 3 (Figure 1) as nucleophilic coupling

• counterpart (13e) only affording the coupled products in moderate yields (Table 3, entries 9–11). Conclusion Although arylboronic acids, arylboronate esters and potassium aryltrifluoroborate salts are powerful coupling partners in the Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling realm, extending the scope of organoboron

Sonogashira–Hagihara reactions of halogenated glycals

• Dennis C. Koester and
• Daniel B. Werz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 675–682, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.75

• -glycosides employing different metalated arenes with persilylated 1-iodoglucals [20]. These proved to be particularly reactive to organozinc and organoboron compounds, whereas Hayashi successfully disclosed an approach to react simple stannylated or even electron-poor olefins with 2-bromoglucals in Stille

Amines as key building blocks in Pd-assisted multicomponent processes

• Didier Bouyssi,
• Nuno Monteiro and
• Geneviève Balme

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1387–1406, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.163

• cycloaddition and avoided formation of a β-lactam as shown before (Scheme 5) [5]. The palladium-catalyzed trans-addition-alkylative cyclization (anti-Wacker cyclization) of o-ethynylbenzaldehyde with organoboron reagents in the presence of secondary amines was accomplished by Tsukamoto and coworkers [6]. This

A short and efficient synthesis of valsartan via a Negishi reaction

• Samir Ghosh,
• A. Sanjeev Kumar and
• G. N. Mehta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 27, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.27

• , the use of organozinc compounds provides better transmetalation activity than that obtained by the use of organoboron reagents as well as good chemoselectivity since most common functional groups are not attacked by organozinc species. Although preparations of several biphenyl ring systems related to

Preparation and Diels–Alder/cross coupling reactions of a 2-diethanolaminoboron- substituted 1,3-diene

• Liqiong Wang,
• Cynthia S. Day,
• Marcus W. Wright and
• Mark E. Welker

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 45, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.45

• spectroscopically as well as by X-ray crystallography. This diene has then subsequently been used in a number of fast, high yielding Diels–Alder/cross coupling reactions. Keywords: cross coupling; Diels–Alder; organoboron; Introduction Our group [1] and the Tada group [2] independently reported the preparation

N-Arylation of amines, amides, imides and sulfonamides with arylboroxines catalyzed by simple copper salt/EtOH system

• Zhang-Guo Zheng,
• Jun Wen,
• Na Wang,
• Bo Wu and
• Xiao-Qi Yu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, No. 40, doi:10.3762/bjoc.4.40

• arylation reaction using arylboronic acids as aryl donors was discovered by Chan, Evans and Lam independently [5][6][7]. Based on these studies, further improvements to the catalytic variation of organoboron compounds cross coupling have been reported. Among these organoboron compounds, arylboronic acids

Mechanistic aspects of the isomerization of Z-vinylic tellurides double bonds in the synthesis of potassium Z-vinyltrifluoroborate salts

• Hélio A. Stefani,
• Rafael C. Guadagnin,
• Artur F. Keppler,
• Giancarlo V. Botteselle,
• João V. Comasseto and
• Carlos A. Suganuma

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, No. 9, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-4-9

• acids and boronate esters are the most commonly used derivatives in Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions. Recently, Molander et al. [1] and our group [2] have explored the use of potassium organotrifluoroborate salts as an alternative to the usual organoboron reagents in alkenyl-alkenyl [3], aryl

Contemporary organosilicon chemistry

• Steve Marsden

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2007, 3, No. 4, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-3-4

• longer established field of organoboron chemistry [2]. This expansion in activity reflects not only the sustained popularity of traditional silicon-based reactions and reagents, but also newer departures such as the effective application of organosilicon compounds in transition metal-catalysed cross