Transition Metal Catalyzed Diboration of Vinylarenes

R.T.K. Baker, Paul Nguyen, Todd B. Marder, Stephen A. Westcott

Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English · 1995 · 257 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

An electron-rich phosphanegold complex is used in the first catalyzed diboration of alkenes. The reaction of diborane 1 with alkene 2 in the presence of [AuCl(PEt3)] and ethane-1,2-diylbis(dicyclohexylphosphane) yields exclusively the 1,2-bis(boronate) ester 3.

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