Unprecedented synthesis of alkynylphosphine-boranes through room-temperature oxidative alkynylation

Org Lett. 2013 Sep 6;15(17):4592-5. doi: 10.1021/ol402197d. Epub 2013 Aug 27.

Abstract

An original and user-friendly synthesis of alkynylphosphine-boranes, useful building blocks in organic synthesis, based on an oxidative P-alkynylation reaction with readily available copper acetylides is reported. The ability of a secondary phosphine protected with a borane to undergo oxidative coupling without oxidation of the P-moiety is demonstrated for the first time. The reaction, which proceeds at room temperature, is applicable to the preparation of enantioenriched and structurally complex alkynylphosphine-boranes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't