Directed ortho borylation of phenol derivatives catalyzed by a silica-supported iridium complex
The directed ortho borylation of phenol derivatives protected with an N,N-diethylcarbamoyl group was efficiently catalyzed by an immobilized monophosphine-Ir system, which was prepared in situ from [Ir(OMe)(cod)] 2 and a silica-supported, compact phosphine. The utility of the carbamoyloxy group as a leaving group for metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions was demonstrated by its utilization in the synthesis of a terphenyl derivative.