280559-30-0Relevant articles and documents
Dramatic effect of Lewis acids on the rhodium-catalyzed hydroboration of olefins
Lata, Christopher J.,Crudden, Cathleen M.
, p. 131 - 137 (2010)
The addition of Lewis acids such as trispentafluoroboron as cocatalysts has been found to have a dramatic effect on the Rh-catalyzed hydroboration of olefins with pinacol borane. For example, aliphatic olefins do not react at all in noncoordinating solvents, but with the addition of 2% of B(C6F5)3, the reaction is complete in minutes. Similarly, the reaction of aromatic olefins with HBPin occurs slowly and nonselectively in the absence of B(C 6F5)3, but is accelerated and occurs more selectively in its presence. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest that the B(C6F5)3 needs to be present throughout the course of the reaction, not just at the initiation stage, and implicate this species, along with THF, in the heterolytic cleavage of the B-H bond of HBPin.
Iron-Catalyzed Regioselective Alkenylboration of Olefins
Yu, Xiaolong,Zheng, Hongling,Zhao, Haonan,Lee, Boon Chong,Koh, Ming Joo
supporting information, p. 2104 - 2109 (2020/11/30)
The first examples of an iron-catalyzed three-component synthesis of homoallylic boronates from regioselective union of bis(pinacolato)diboron, an alkenyl halide (bromide, chloride or fluoride), and an olefin are disclosed. Products that bear tertiary or quaternary carbon centers could be generated in up to 87 % yield as single regioisomers with complete retention of the olefin stereochemistry. With cyclopropylidene-containing substrates, ring cleavage leading to trisubstituted E-alkenylboronates were selectively obtained. Mechanistic studies revealed reaction attributes that are distinct from previously reported alkene carboboration pathways.
Tropylium-Promoted Hydroboration Reactions: Mechanistic Insights Via Experimental and Computational Studies
Mai, Binh Khanh,Nguyen, Thanh Vinh,Ton, Nhan N. H.
, p. 9117 - 9133 (2021/07/19)
Hydroboration reaction of alkynes is one of the most synthetically powerful tools to access organoboron compounds, versatile precursors for cross-coupling chemistry. This type of reaction has traditionally been mediated by transition-metal or main group catalysts. Herein, we report a novel method using tropylium salts, typically known as organic oxidants and Lewis acids, to promote the hydroboration reaction of alkynes. A broad range of vinylboranes can be easily accessed via this metal-free protocol. Similar hydroboration reactions of alkenes and epoxides can also be efficiently catalyzed by the same tropylium catalysts. Experimental studies and DFT calculations suggested that the reaction follows an uncommon mechanistic pathway, which is triggered by the hydride abstraction of pinacolborane with tropylium ion. This is followed by a series ofin situcounterion-activated substituent exchanges to generate boron intermediates that promote the hydroboration reaction.