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Usage

Type of compound

Organic compound

Category

Boronic acid derivative

Application

Used in organic synthesis as a reagent for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions

Physical state

Colorless liquid

Boiling point

High boiling point

Storage conditions

Typically handled and stored in air-free conditions

Sensitivity

Sensitive to air and moisture

Importance

Important intermediate in the production of pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals

Unique properties

Valuable in the field of organic chemistry due to its unique chemical properties

Upstream product

• 89-92-9 2-methylbenzyl bromide 
• 73183-34-3 bis(pinacol)diborane 
• 552-45-4 1-chloromethyl-2-methylbenzene 
• 95-47-6 o-xylene 
• 25015-63-8 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-[1,3,2]-dioxaboralane 
• 17373-93-2 2-methylbenzyl acetate 
• 4525-48-8 N,N-dimethyl(2-methylbenzyl)amine 
• 95-46-5 2-methylphenyl bromide 
• 78782-17-9 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-[(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)methyl]-1,3,2-dioxaborolane 

Downstream Products

• 1373432-91-7 C₂₈H₃₁N₃O₃ 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

C(sp3)-H selective benzylic borylation by in situ reduced ultrasmall Ni species on CeO2

Herein, we report that highly dispersed Ni hydroxide species supported on CeO2 act as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the selective borylation of benzylic C(sp3)-H bonds of alkylarenes including secondary derivatives, using pinacolborane as the bo

Practical Synthesis of Allyl, Allenyl, and Benzyl Boronates through SN1′-Type Borylation under Heterogeneous Gold Catalysis

Efficient borylation of sp3 C-O bonds by supported Au catalysts is described. Au nanoparticles supported on TiO2 showed high activity under mild conditions employing low catalyst loading conditions without the aid of any additives, such as phosphine and bases. A variety of allyl, propargyl, and benzyl substrates participated in the heterogeneously catalyzed reactions to furnish the corresponding allyl, allenyl, and benzyl boronates in high yields. Besides, Au/TiO2 was also effective for the direct borylation of allylic and benzylic alcohols. A mechanistic investigation based on a Hammett study and control experiments revealed that sp3 C-O bond borylation over supported Au catalysts proceeded through SN1′-type mechanism involving the formation of a carbocationic intermediate. The high activity, reusability, and environmental compatibility of the supported Au catalysts as well as the scalability of the reaction system enable the practical synthesis of valuable organoboron compounds.

Efficient synthesis of alkylboronic esters: Via magnetically recoverable copper nanoparticle-catalyzed borylation of alkyl chlorides and bromides

We report a magnetically separable Cu nanocatalyst (Fe-DOPA-Cu) for the borylation of alkyl halides with alkoxy diboron reagents, providing alkylboronic esters in high yields, with broad functional group tolerance under mild reaction conditions. The procedure is also applicable to the borylation of benzyl chlorides and bromides. Radical clock experiments support a radical-mediated process. Easy recycling of the catalyst resulted in no significant loss of activity up to ten runs.

Regioselective α-benzylation of 3-iodoazetidine via Suzuki cross-coupling

An efficient protocol for the synthesis of α-benzyl azetidines starting from benzylboronic acid pinacol ester derivatives and 3-iodoazetidine was developed. A wide range of α-benzyl azetidine derivatives were obtained in moderate to good yields with high regioselectivity (>99%).

Making Dimethylamino a Transformable Directing Group by Nickel-Catalyzed C-N Borylation

The dimethylamino (Me2N) group is arguably the most versatile functional group capable of highly efficient and site-selective directed aromatic functionalizations at the ortho-, meta-, and para-positions depending on reaction conditions. While the repertoire of Me2N-directed reactions is growing at a rapid pace, the lack of a general method to transform this group to other functionalities hampers its wider application in organic synthesis. Here we report nickel-catalyzed C-N borylations of aryl- and benzyl-dimethylamines that permit the conversion of a huge library of largely underutilized Me2N-containing organic molecules into various functional molecules by taking advantage of the wealth of existing C-B functionalization methods.

Nickel-catalyzed borylation of arenes and indoles via C-H bond cleavage

The first nickel-catalyzed method for the borylation of carbon-hydrogen bonds in arenes and indoles is described. The use of an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand is essential for an efficient reaction, with an N-cyclohexyl-substituted derivative being optimal. This method is readily applied to the gram scale synthesis of 2-borylindole.

Palladium nanoparticle catalysis: Borylation of aryl and benzyl halides and one-pot biaryl synthesis via sequential borylation-Suzuki-Miyaura coupling

Palladium nanoparticles generated in PEG catalyze the reaction of bis(pinacolato)diboron with various aryl/benzyl halides to afford aryl/benzyl boronates in high yield. Arylboronates thus prepared, have been directly used in the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction with different aryl halides and benzyl halides in a convenient one-pot, two-step solvent free green synthesis of unsymmetrical biaryls and diarylmethanes. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2012.

Chemoselective Suzuki coupling of diborylmethane for facile synthesis of benzylboronates

The chemoselective Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction using a diborylmethane is reported. The use of an equimolar amount of base with a diborylmethane realized chemoselective coupling for the synthesis of various benzylboronate derivatives. Sterically hindered aryl bromides can give products in moderate to excellent yields.

An opportunity for Mg-catalyzed grignard-type reactions: Direct coupling of benzylic halides with pinacolborane with 10 mol % of magnesium

Mg in catalytic amounts as the only metal permits the reductive coupling between benzyl halides and pinacolborane. HBpin acts both as an electrophile and as a reducing agent to regenerate an organomagnesium species in situ. An hydride oxidation mechanism is proposed on the basis of DFT calculations.

Catalytic borylation of o-xylene and heteroarenes via C-H activation

Iridium and rhodium complexes catalyze the borylation of xylene and different heteroarenes using pinacolborane via C-H activation. Various five-membered heterocycles such as thiophene, pyrrole, thionaphthene, and indole derivatives yield the borylated pro