Copper-Catalyzed Borylation and Silylation of Dichlorocyclobutenones

Org Lett. 2023 May 19;25(19):3364-3368. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00765. Epub 2023 May 8.

Abstract

We report copper-catalyzed borylation and silylation of dichlorocyclobutenones, which furnish the boron-substituted and silicon-substituted polyfunctionalized cyclobutenones in high yields. The reactions proceed under mild reaction conditions, show broad substrate scope, and display high chemoselectivity. In addition, a series of transformations of the corresponding products has been realized.