The drastic effect of cobalt and chromium catalysts in the borylation of arylzinc reagents?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2016-04-28 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC03086F

Abstract

A new synthetic approach to arylboronic esters from arylzinc reagents with boryl electrophiles MeOB(OR)2 has been developed. Furthermore, this protocol could be applied to the cyclization/borylation of alkynylaryl iodides to afford cyclized vinylboronic esters.

Graphical abstract: The drastic effect of cobalt and chromium catalysts in the borylation of arylzinc reagents
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