Palladium-catalyzed synthesis and isolation of functionalized allylboronic acids: selective, direct allylboration of ketones

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Dec 21;51(52):13050-3. doi: 10.1002/anie.201207951. Epub 2012 Nov 19.

Abstract

Textbook revision: allylboronic acids, which are easily prepared from allylic alcohols, react readily and selectively with ketones without Lewis acid catalysts.