241147-91-1Relevant articles and documents
Boron trifluoride facilitated transesterification of dioxaborolanes
Kombala, Chathuri J.,Ekanayake, Dulamini I.,Gross, Dustin E.
, p. 3782 - 3786 (2017)
The direct transesterification of dioxaborolanes (alkane-1,2-diol based boronate esters) was explored. Using BF3·OEt2, alkane-1,2-diol based mono- and bis-boronate esters (i.e., pinacol and ethylene glycol) have been converted quantitatively to either benzene-1,2-diol or alkane-1,3-diol based boronate esters. In the case of pinacol esters, esterification is facilitated by the accompanying pinacol rearrangement, thus shifting the reaction equilibrium.
Activation of Aryl Carboxylic Acids by Diboron Reagents towards Nickel-Catalyzed Direct Decarbonylative Borylation
Deng, Xi,Guo, Jiandong,Su, Weiping,Wang, Xiaotai,Zhang, Xiaofeng
supporting information, p. 24510 - 24518 (2021/08/12)
The Ni-catalyzed decarbonylative borylation of (hetero)aryl carboxylic acids with B2cat2 has been achieved without recourse to any additives. This Ni-catalyzed method exhibits a broad substrate scope covering poorly reactive non-ortho-substituted (hetero)aryl carboxylic acids, and tolerates diverse functional groups including some of the groups active to Ni0 catalysts. The key to achieve this decarbonylative borylation reaction is the choice of B2cat2 as a coupling partner that not only acts as a borylating reagent, but also chemoselectively activates aryl carboxylic acids towards oxidative addition of their C(acyl)?O bond to Ni0 catalyst via the formation of acyloxyboron compounds. A combination of experimental and computational studies reveals a detailed plausible mechanism for this reaction system, which involves a hitherto unknown concerted decarbonylation and reductive elimination step that generates the aryl boronic ester product. This mode of boron-promoted carboxylic acid activation is also applicable to other types of reactions.
Mechanism and Scope of Nickel-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Borylation of Carboxylic Acid Fluorides
Malapit, Christian A.,Bour, James R.,Laursen, Simon R.,Sanford, Melanie S.
supporting information, p. 17322 - 17330 (2019/11/03)
This Article describes the development of a base-free, nickel-catalyzed decarbonylative coupling of carboxylic acid fluorides with diboron reagents to selectively afford aryl boronate ester products. Detailed studies were conducted to assess the relative rates of direct transmetalation between aryl boronate esters and diboron reagents and a bisphosphine nickel(aryl)(fluoride) intermediate. These investigations revealed that diboron reagents undergo transmetalation with this Ni(aryl)(fluoride) intermediate at rates significantly faster than their aryl boronate ester congeners. Furthermore, the reactivity of both boron reagents toward transmetalation is enhanced with increasing electrophilicity of the boron center. These mechanistic insights were leveraged to develop a catalytic decarbonylative borylation of acid fluorides that proved applicable to a variety of (hetero)aryl carboxylic acid fluorides as well as diverse diboron reagents. The acid fluorides can be generated in situ directly from carboxylic acids. Furthermore, the mechanistic studies directed the identification of various air-stable Ni pre-catalysts for this transformation.
