Haloboration of internal alkynes with boronium and borenium cations as a route to tetrasubstituted alkenes

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Hail boration! 2-Dimethylaminopyridine-ligated dihaloborocations [X ₂B(2-DMAP)]⁺ with a strained four-membered boracycle were used for the haloboration of terminal and dialkyl internal alkynes (see scheme). Esterification then provided vinyl boronate esters as useful precursors to tetrasubstituted alkenes. Following mechanistic studies, the scope of the haloboration was expanded simply by variation of the amine. Pin=2,3-dimethyl-2, 3-butanedioxy.

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Alkene Synthesis
J. R. Lawson, E. R. Clark, I. A. Cade,
S. A. Solomon,
M. J. Ingleson*
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Haloboration of Internal Alkynes with
Boronium and Borenium Cations as
a Route to Tetrasubstituted Alkenes
Hail boration! 2-Dimethylaminopyridine-
ligated dihaloborocations [X2B(2-
vided vinyl boronate esters as useful
precursors to tetrasubstituted alkenes.
Following mechanistic studies, the scope
of the haloboration was expanded simply
by variation of the amine. Pin=2,3-
dimethyl-2,3-butanedioxy.
DMAP)]+ with a strained four-membered
boracycle were used for the haloboration
of terminal and dialkyl internal alkynes
(see scheme). Esterification then pro-
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DOI: 10.1002/anie.201302609
Alkene Synthesis
Haloboration of Internal Alkynes with Boronium and Borenium
Cations as a Route to Tetrasubstituted Alkenes**
James R. Lawson, Ewan R. Clark, Ian A. Cade, Sophia A. Solomon, and Michael J. Ingleson*
Vinyl boronates are extremely useful precursors, especially
In the boron analogue of the Friedel–Crafts reaction,
three-coordinate [X2BL]+ borocations (termed borenium
cations; X = halide, L = amine)[28,29] were considerably stron-
ger electrophiles towards arene nucleophiles than BX3.[30,31]
Borenium cations were thus expected to be highly reactive
towards other p nucleophiles, and a recent report on bore-
nium-ion-catalyzed alkene hydroboration supports this prem-
ise.[32] However, when an alkyne and [X2BL]+ are combined,
a range of outcomes are possible beyond the desired alkyne
haloboration. By analogy to the reactivity of frustrated Lewis
pairs (FLPs),[33] both dehydroboration and Lewis base
addition are also feasible (Scheme 1). We envisaged that
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for the formation of new C C bonds by cross-coupling and
conjugate addition reactions.[1,2] Although alkyne hydrobora-
tion is a powerful synthetic route,[3,4] it is not applicable to the
synthesis of trisubstituted vinyl boronates. Thus, alternative
regio- and stereospecific methods are needed, particularly for
subsequent use in the formation of tetrasubstituted
alkenes,[5–7] as the production of these important biologically
active compounds as single isomers by classical methods is
challenging.[8] One simple approach to trisubstituted vinyl
boronates is the functionalization of internal alkynes by
metal-catalyzed 1,2-carboboration[9–13] and 1,1-carbobora-
tion.[14] The introduction of two selectively transformable
moieties onto an internal alkyne should enable ready access
to tetrasubstituted alkenes by successive cross-coupling
reactions. Significant progress has been made in this area,
particularly in the dimetalation of internal alkynes to provide
two nucleophilic sites of distinct reactivity.[15–19] The halobo-
ration of internal alkynes is an attractive alternative to
dimetalation, as it generates ambivalent synthetic intermedi-
ates that contain both a nucleophilic and an electrophilic
position.[20] These synthetic intermediates are ideally suited
for the diversity-oriented synthesis of tetrasubstituted
alkenes. To date, the application of alkyne haloboration
with boron trihalides (BX3) has been limited to terminal
alkynes, and has proved an effective route to produce
trisubstituted alkenes with excellent regio- and stereoselec-
tivity.[21–25] The haloboration of internal alkynes is unsuccess-
ful with BCl3, and it is either slow[25] or produces isomeric
Scheme 1. Possible outcomes of the combination of an alkyne with
[X2BL]+.
systems in which the Lewis base coordinates strongly to boron
throughout the reaction would favor the haloboration of
alkynes, as continuous base coordination precludes the
presence of a free base, which is essential for both dehydro-
boration and Lewis base addition.[30] Herein we report that
the borocation-based haloboration of internal alkynes is
indeed possible and proceeds with excellent regio- and
stereoselectivity. A reaction sequence consisting of successive
haloboration, esterification, and cross-coupling is demon-
strated as an effective route for the construction of analogues
of important tetrasubstituted-alkene drug molecules in iso-
merically pure form.
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mixtures susceptible to B C bond cleavage when BBr3 is
used.[21,26] Recent calculations found that the haloboration of
internal alkynes with BCl3 is endothermic, but as the Lewis
acidity of BX3 increases (Cl < Br< I), haloboration becomes
exothermic, and the energy of the key transition state is also
reduced.[27] This result suggested that an increase in the
electrophilicity at boron beyond that of BX3 would facilitate
the haloboration of internal alkynes.
We chose 2-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine (2-DMAP) as
[*] J. R. Lawson, Dr. E. R. Clark, Dr. I. A. Cade, Dr. S. A. Solomon,
Dr. M. J. Ingleson
an ideal amine, as it is inexpensive, strongly nucleophilic, and
[34]
School of Chemistry, University of Manchester
Manchester, M13 9PL (UK)
E-mail: Michael.ingleson@manchester.ac.uk
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robust to C N cleavage reactions. [X2B(2-DMAP)][EX4]
(X = Cl, E = Al: 1; X = Br, E = B: 2) and [Ph(Cl)B(2-
DMAP)][AlCl4] (3) were readily synthesized by the sequen-
tial addition of 2-DMAP and AlCl3 (or BBr3) to BX3 or
PhBCl2. In solution (11B NMR resonances dB = 12.1 and
16.4 ppm for 1 and 3, respectively; 2 is insoluble in non-
coordinating halogenated solvents) and in the solid state (the
structures of 1 and 3 are shown in Figure 1), the boron center
in these compounds is four-coordinate, and 2-DMAP chela-
[**] This research was supported by the Royal Society (M.J.I.), the
Leverhulme Trust (E.R.C.), the EPSRC (I.A.C. and J.R.L.), and
Cambridge Display Technologies (S.A.S.). We also acknowledge use
of the EPSRC UK National Service for Computational Chemistry
Software (NSCCS) for this research.
Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW
under http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201302609.
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particular, the bond distances are consistent with a significant
=
=
degree of Me2N C and B N multiple-bond character.
Studies on the reactivity of 1 towards alkynes started with
the more reactive terminal alkynes as substrates. Halobora-
tion, dehydroboration, and Lewis base addition were all
feasible. The addition of tert-butylacetylene (1 equiv) to
1 resulted in the formation of a single product containing
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a vinylic C H moiety and a four-coordinate boron center (as
determined by 1H and 11B NMR spectroscopy). Confirmation
of syn haloboration and the expected regiochemical outcome
on the basis of electronic and steric factors was provided by
single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of the product derived
Figure 1. ORTEP representations of the cationic portions of 1 and 3
with ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. Selected bond
ꢀ
ꢀ
distances [ꢀ] and angles [8] for 1: B1 N1 1.567(4), B1 N2 1.697(4);
ꢀ
ꢀ
N2-C5-N1 99.1(2), C4-C5-N2 136.5(3); for 3: B1 N1 1.588(2), B1 N2
=
from the haloboration of tert-butylacetylene, [cis-Cl(tBu)C
1.726(2); N2-C5-N1 100.37(14), C4-C5-N2 135.27(15).
C(H)(BCl(2-DMAP))][AlCl4] (5; Scheme 2). Compound 5 is
stable in solution: after 6 days in dichloromethane, no other
tion to boron is observed. Coordinative saturation at boron
suggested that 1–3 may not be viable boron Lewis acids.
However, the boracycles in 1 and 3 are significantly strained
ꢀ
and contain long Me2N B bond distances (1.697(4) and
1.726(2) ꢀ, respectively) relative to those in most boronium
[28,29]
ꢀ
ꢀ
cations (N B ca. 1.60 ꢀ).
The Me2N B distances in 1 and
3 are comparable to those in the strained boronium cation
[N,N’-(9-BBN)-1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene]+ (B N
ꢀ
1.72–1.73 ꢀ; 9-BBN = 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane),[35] which
does react as a boron Lewis acid at 208C.
A low barrier to ring opening was predicted for 1 by
calculations at the M06-2X/6-311G(d,p) (PCM, CH2Cl2) level.
Experimental confirmation of facile ring opening was forth-
coming from the rapid reaction of 1 with PPh3 at 208C to form
the boronium cation [Cl2B(PPh3)(2-DMAP)][AlCl4], in
which 2-DMAP is now a monodentate ligand. Thus, 1 can
be viewed as a masked form of a borenium cation that is an
intramolecular FLP, termed 1RO. The ring-opened form of 1,
Scheme 2. Haloboration and dehydroboration of terminal alkynes, as
determined by the nature of the ligand X. Bottom right: ORTEP
representation of the cationic portion of 5 with ellipsoids drawn at the
50% probability level.
1
RO, was calculated to be 12.3 kcalmolꢀ1 higher in energy than
four-coordinate 1; thus, a relatively minor modification of the
structure to increase the electron density on boron was
expected to favor the open-ring isomer. Indeed, [(o-
catecholato)B(2-DMAP)][AlCl4] (4), in which the chloride
ligands have been replaced by aryloxy ligands with higher
p basicity, does exist in the ring-opened form in solution and
in the solid state (Figure 2). Compound 4 has structural
dimensions very similar to those calculated for 1RO. In
haloboration isomers were observed. Compound 1 could be
used for the haloboration of two equivalents of a terminal
alkyne, and the addition of a further equivalent of tert-
butylacetylene to 5 also gave the double-haloboration prod-
=
uct, [(cis-Cl(tBu)C C(H))2B(2-DMAP)][AlCl4]. The reac-
tion of 3 with alkynes is potentially more complex, since
both haloboration and carboboration are feasible through Clꢀ
or Phꢀ migration, respectively.[21,36] In this case, the halobora-
tion of terminal alkynes with 3 occurred exclusively; no
carboboration was observed. Compound 3 reacts with only
one equivalent of a terminal alkyne, thus precluding a sub-
sequent carboboration step upon the addition of more of the
alkyne. The reactivity of 1 and 3 stands in contrast to that of
FLPs containing neutral borane Lewis acids. Such FLPs
undergo addition of the Lewis base/Lewis acid across the
alkyne or dehydroboration.[33,37] As the chelating catechol
moiety in 4 precludes anion migration, compound 4 does
display FLP-type reactivity. With 4, exclusive dehydrobory-
lation of alkynes was observed (72 h at 608C; Scheme 2, left),
with no Lewis base addition products formed.[38]
To probe the scope of the haloboration, we treated a range
of terminal alkynes with 1. In each case, a single syn-
haloboration isomer was produced (Table 1, entries 1–5).
Subsequent esterification to give the corresponding pinacol
boronate esters proceeded in good yield with no loss in
Figure 2. Left: Calculated structure for 1RO. Right: ORTEP representa-
tion of the cationic portion of 4 with thermal ellipsoids drawn at the
ꢀ
50% probability level. Selected bond distances [ꢀ] for 1RO: N1 B1
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ꢀ
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1.49, N2 C5 1.33; for 4: N1 B1 1.472(5), N2 C5 1.340(4).
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boron to carbon. Chloride transfer mediated by [AlCl4]ꢀ
(through a six-membered transition state; Scheme 3, right)
was discounted, as the observed similarity of the reaction
profile for the haloboration of terminal alkynes with [Cl2B(2-
DMAP)][B(3,5-C6H3Cl2)4] to that with 1 indicated anion
independence.
Table 1: Haloboration of alkynes and subsequent esterification.
Entry
X/E
R
R’
Yield [%][a,b]
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Cl/Al
Cl/Al
Cl/Al
Cl/Al
Cl/Al
Br/B
Br/B
Br/B
tBu
Ph
Pr
4-BrC6H4
4-MeC6H4
Pr
Et
H
H
H
H
H
H
Et
iPr
63
88
73
68
65
78
62
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The haloboration of alkynes with BX3 has been calculated
to proceed via a weak van der Waals complex and concerted
[27]
ꢀ
ꢀ
C B/C X bond formation.
In contrast, the sequence of
elementary steps calculated for haloboration with [1]+
proceeds via a strongly bonded vinyl-cation intermediate, B
ꢀ
(Scheme 4). Intermediate B was calculated to contain a B C
Me
ꢀ
bond and two B Cl bonds with lengths consistent with single
[a] Yield of the isolated product. [b] The isomeric purity was above 99%
in all cases; the alkene geometry was determined by 1H NMR
spectroscopy through NOE measurements. Pin=2,3-dimethyl-2,3-buta-
nedioxy.
stereo-/regioisomeric purity. Attempts to expand the reac-
tivity of 1 to the haloboration of internal alkynes were
unsuccessful. However, the ring-opened form of the bromine
analogue, 2RO, was expected to be more electrophilic than 1RO
and concomitantly more reactive towards alkynes as a result
of diminished X!B p bonding. Compound 2 was effective for
the haloboration of terminal alkynes (e.g., 1-pentyne; Table 1,
entry 6) and also internal dialkyl-substituted alkynes (Table 1,
entries 7 and 8). Again, esterification provided the vinyl
pinacol boronate esters in good yield. The haloboration of an
unsymmetrical dialkyl alkyne (Table 1, entry 8) proceeded
with excellent regioselectivity to form a single isomer as
a result of synergic steric and electronic control. However,
less nucleophilic alkynes, including diaryl and aryl/alkyl-
substituted alkynes, did not react with 2.
Scheme 4. Relative energies (kcalmolꢀ1) in CH2Cl2 of intermediates in
the haloboration of phenylacetylene with [1]+. The structure of the
transition state TSBC is also shown.
=
The significant B Npyridyl character observed in 4 and
bonds to four-coordinate boron (1.66 and 1.83–1.88 ꢀ,
respectively). Importantly, the key transition state for hal-
oboration, TSBC, indicated that the chloride transfer occurs in
a separate exothermic step prior to the rechelation of 2-
DMAP to boron. These calculations therefore suggest that
a pendant base is not essential for chloride transfer; thus,
more reactive (than 1RO and 2RO) borenium cations containing
less nucleophilic amines were explored for haloboration.
The use of our most reactive arene borylating agent,
calculated in the ring-opened borenium-cation forms of 1 and
2 (Figure 2) attenuates the electrophilicity at boron and thus
limits the scope of the reaction with respect to the alkyne
substrate. The replacement of 2-DMAP with a less nucleo-
philic amine can be expected to enhance the electrophilicity
at boron and thus broaden the scope of the reaction, provided
that: 1) halide migration is faster than amine dissociation and
subsequent deprotonation or Lewis base addition, and 2) 2-
DMAP is not mechanistically crucial. Conceivably, 2-DMAP
is only essential if the pendant NMe2 group facilitates the
transfer of a halide to a carbon atom of the alkyne by
concomitant chelation to boron (as in Scheme 3, left). The
mechanism of haloboration with 1 was therefore probed at
the M06-2X/6-311G(d,p) (PCM CH2Cl2) level. Calculations
were limited to the cationic component and a reaction
pathway involving the direct transfer of a chloride from
formed
from
stoichiometric
N,N,4-trimethylaniline
(Me2NTol), BCl3, and AlCl3,[39] only led to intractable
mixtures when combined with terminal alkynes. The combi-
nation of Me2NTol, BCl3, and AlCl3 produces a complex
equilibrium mixture containing both boron and aluminum
Lewis acids, and we postulate that the latter lead to undesired
reactivity, such as alkyne polymerization. The use of 2,6-
lutidine as a bulkier and more nucleophilic amine (as
compared to Me2NTol) ensures that the equilibrium position
lies significantly towards the borenium ion [Cl2B(2,6-
lutidine)][AlCl4] (6). Initial reactions between 6 and phenyl-
acetylene confirmed rapid syn haloboration and the forma-
=
tion of a single isomer, cis-[Cl(Ph)C C(H)(B(Cl)(2,6-luti-
dine))]+. The lack of evidence for dehydroboration to form
ꢁ
PhC CBCl2 suggests that 2,6-lutidine does not dissociate
rapidly from the vinyl-cation intermediate relative to the rate
of halide migration. The vinyl chloroborenium cation
Scheme 3. Proposed transition states for concerted and anion-medi-
ated haloboration mechanisms.
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=
[Cl(Ph)C C(H)(B(Cl)(2,6-lutidine))] is, to the best of our
knowledge, the first example of a boron analogue of an allyl
cation.
with 6 tolerates methoxy groups (Table 2, entry 12), but it is
not compatible with carbonyl moieties, as previously
observed in direct electrophilic arene borylation.
Pleasingly, 6 displayed significantly broader reactivity
than that of 1 and 2. A range of internal alkynes underwent
haloboration with 6, and subsequent in situ esterification
provided the trisubstituted vinyl boronate esters with excel-
lent regio- and stereoselectivity. Substrates suitable for
haloboration with 6 included dialkyl- (Table 2, entries 2 and
3), alkyl/aryl- (entries 4–6), and diaryl-substituted internal
Haloboration with 6 appears to be reversible at 208C. The
addition of a more nucleophilic internal alkyne led to
complete displacement (within 6 h at 208C) of the less
nucleophilic alkyne in a formal retrohaloboration/halobora-
tion process [Eq. (1)]. The vinyl chloroborenium cation
formed by the chloroboration of phenylacetylene with 6 was
heated to determine whether retrohaloboration and any
subsequent dehydroboration occurred to form an alkynyl
dichloroborane. However, no dehydroboration, and more
remarkably, minimal isomerization (< 5%), occurred at
reflux in dichloromethane (for 3 days). The stability to
isomerization of the vinyl chloroborenium cations is remark-
able and contrasts starkly with the stereoconversion that
occurs during haloboration with BX3 (particularly on heat-
ing).[26] Stereoisomerism in alkyne haloboration with BX3 was
calculated to proceed through a second haloboration of the
halo boraalkene, followed by retrohaloboration to give
mixtures of cis- and trans-haloborated alkenes.[27] In contrast
to haloboration with BX3, the further haloboration of vinyl
chloroborenium cations by 6 will be disfavored owing to
Coulombic repulsion between the two cations.
Table 2: Haloboration of alkynes with 6.
Entry
R
R’
t [h][a]
Yield [%][b,c]
1
2
3
4
5
Ph
Et
iPr
Ph
Ph
Ph
Ph
Ph
H
Et
Me
Me
Et
Et
Ph
Br
=
C(Me) CH2
CH2CH CH2
H
H
4
24
48
8
24
18
48
48
48
4
71
81
83
62
72
69
43
71
61
53
65
52
6[d]
7
8
9
10
11
12
Et
Ph
=
2-thienyl
4-MeOC6H4
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[a] Reaction time before the addition of Et3N/pinacol. [b] Yield of the
isolated product. [c] The isomeric purity was above 99% in all cases; the
alkene geometry was determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy through NOE
measurements. [d] Compound 6 was prepared in situ without using
a glove box.
Vinyl haloboronate esters are potentially versatile pre-
cursors for the regio- and stereoselective synthesis of a range
of tetrasubstituted alkenes. To confirm their utility, we
explored cross-coupling with the vinyl boronate 7. Pleasingly,
Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling of 7 with 4-iodotoluene
proceeded efficiently in excellent yield to produce only
a single isomer of the desired tetrasubstituted alkene
(Scheme 5). In this way, an internal alkyne could be converted
into a single isomer of a clomifene analogue through a simple
and high-yielding two-step route. We also investigated
successive Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions by first
combining 7 with 4-iodotoluene and subsequently coupling
the initial product with 4-fluorophenylboronic acid (without
the purification of intermediates). Under these nonoptimized
conditions, the second cross-coupling step proceeded effi-
alkynes (entry 7). Isolated products were all derived from syn
haloboration and are consistent with electronic effects max-
imizing the stability of the intermediate vinyl cation (e.g.,
p delocalisation > hyperconjugation). There was also a sig-
nificant degree of steric control observed: the haloboration of
1-isopropyl-2-methylacetylene with 6 provided only one
regioisomer derived from syn addition, with the boron atom
at the least-hindered position (Table 2, entry 3). The bore-
nium cation 6 can be prepared in situ from BCl3/2,6-lutidine/
AlCl3 without using a glove box (provided 2,6-lutidine is
slowly added to BCl3, to prevent ortho-Me activation);[40]
under these conditions, the yields remained respectable
(Table 2, entries 5 and 6). Internal haloalkynes are also
amenable to haloboration: 1-bromo-2-phenylacetylene
underwent haloboration with 6 to provide a functionality-
rich alkene (Table 2, entry 8). 2-Methylhexen-3-yne and
allylphenylacetylene both underwent syn-1,2-haloboration
selectively at the alkyne position to form a single product
(Table 2, entries 9 and 10). No haloboration of the alkene
moiety was observed, in agreement with the relative ener-
getics calculated for haloboration, according to which alkynes
are favored over alkenes.[27] The addition of 6 to 1-(2-
thienyl)acetylene demonstrated that haloboration of the
alkyne occurs in preference to direct borylation of the
thiophene a position (Table 2, entry 11). Finally, haloboration
Scheme 5. Synthesis of a tetrasubstituted alkene: a) 6, CH2Cl2, 18 h;
b) Et3N, pinacol, c) [Pd2(dba)3] (5 mol%), PtBu3 (20 mol%), KOH
(300 mol%), THF/H2O. dba=dibenzylideneacetone.
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ciently, although a minor quantity of a second isomer was
produced. The two readily separable isomers of (Ph)(4-
=
FC6H4)C C(Ph)(4-MeC6H4) were produced in a 6:1 ratio,
presumably the steric demand of PtBu3 induced cis–trans
isomerization during cross-coupling, as previously repor-
ted.[9b,c]
In conclusion, we have synthesized highly strained 2-
DMAP-ligated boronium cations that react as functional
boron Lewis acids owing to a low barrier to ring opening. The
ring-opened isomers possess sufficient electrophilicity for the
selective haloboration of terminal alkynes and bromobora-
tion of dialkyl-substituted internal alkynes. More reactive
dichloroborenium cations, readily synthesized from inexpen-
sive reagents, enable the chloroboration of a range of internal
alkynes. The regio- and stereoselectivity of haloboration is
excellent as a result of synergic steric and electronic control
and the absence of stereoisomerization. Overall, this first
successful haloboration/esterification of internal alkynes is an
inexpensive one-pot method for the production of trisubsti-
tuted vinyl pinacol boronate esters. These products are useful
precursors for the synthesis of biologically active tetrasub-
stituted alkenes through sequential cross-coupling reactions.
Experimental Section
Haloboration procedure: Under an inert atmosphere, a solution of
2,6-lutidine (1 equiv) in hexane was added dropwise to a Schlenk tube
containing a 1m solution of boron trichloride in heptanes (1.2 equiv)
at 08C, whereupon the (2,6-lutidine)BCl3 adduct precipitated as
a pale yellow-white solid. After 20 min, the solvent was removed
under reduced pressure, and (2,6-lutidine)BCl3 was suspended in o-
dichlorobenzene or dichloromethane. Aluminum trichloride was
added as a solid to this suspension to generate the borocation 6,
and the resulting mixture was stirred for 20 min. The desired alkyne
(1 equiv) was then added dropwise, and the reaction mixture was
stirred for 18–48 h (see Table 2). On completion of the haloboration
reaction, a solution of pinacol (2.1 equiv) in excess triethylamine was
added to the reaction mixture. (Caution! This reaction is strongly
exothermic.) Volatiles were removed under vacuum, and the product
was extracted with pentane. Subsequent filtration through a short
plug of silica gel removed impurities and provided the vinyl pinacol
boronate ester.
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