ZnBr₂-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Borylation of Terminal Alkynes

Abstract

has been successfully employed as a highly efficient and chemoselective catalyst for the dehydrogenative borylation of terminal alkynes with HBpin under mild conditions. It shows a good tolerance toward various functional groups such as aryl, alkyl, heteroaryl, etc. The plausible reaction mechanism has been investigated based on the corresponding stoichiometric experiments and DFT calculations.