Synthesis of Vinyl-, Allyl-, and 2-Boryl Allylboronates via a Highly Selective Copper-Catalyzed Borylation of Propargylic Alcohols

Org Lett. 2017 Dec 15;19(24):6586-6589. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b03294. Epub 2017 Nov 28.

Abstract

An efficient methodology for the synthesis of vinyl-, allyl-, and (E)-2-boryl allylboronates from propargylic alcohols via Cu-catalyzed borylation under mild conditions is reported. In the presence of commercially available Cu(OAc)2 or Cu(acac)2 and Xantphos, the reaction affords the desired products in up to 92% yield with a broad substrate scope (43 examples). Isolation of an allenyl boronate as the reaction intermediate suggests that an insertion-elimination-type reaction, followed by borylcupration, is involved in the borylation of propargylic alcohols.

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