Transition-Metal-Free Borylation of Aryl Bromide Using a Simple Diboron Source

J Org Chem. 2020 Aug 21;85(16):10966-10972. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01065. Epub 2020 Aug 10.

Abstract

In this study, we developed a simple transition-metal-free borylation reaction of aryl bromides. Bis-boronic acid (BBA), was used, and the borylation reaction was performed using a simple procedure at a mild temperature. Under mild conditions, aryl bromides were converted to arylboronic acids directly without any deprotection steps and purified by conversion to trifluoroborate salts. The functional group tolerance was considerably high. The mechanism study suggested that this borylation reaction proceeds via a radical pathway.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't