Practical procedure for copper(I)-catalyzed allylic boryl substitution with stoichiometric alkoxide base

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2011.08.081

We have developed a useful procedure for borylation using catalytic CuCl/Xantphos and stoichiometric K(O-t-Bu): the highly versatile method is suitable for the synthesis of allylboronates including those with terminal and internal allylic systems, cyclic