Highly selective methods for synthesis of internal (α-) vinylboronates through efficient NHC-Cu-catalyzed hydroboration of terminal alkynes. Utility in chemical synthesis and mechanistic basis for selectivity

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 7859-7871

  Jang, Hwanjong ^a   Zhugralin, Adil R ^a   Lee, Yunmi ^a   Hoveyda, Amir H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST LOADINGS; CATALYTIC REACTIONS; CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; CU COMPLEXES; ELECTRON-WITHDRAWING SUBSTITUENTS; HYDROBORATION; IMIDAZOLINIUM SALTS; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; NHC LIGANDS; PROPARGYL ALCOHOL; SILYL ETHERS; SITE SELECTIVE; TERMINAL ALKYNE;

ACETYLENE; AMIDES; CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ETHERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SUBSTRATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CATALYSIS;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKYNE; ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; AMIDE; AMINE; BORON DERIVATIVE; BORONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COPPER; COPPER COMPLEX; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IMIDAZOLINIUM; METHANOL; N HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE; PROPARGYL ALCOHOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; HYDROBORATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 79957681266     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja2007643     Document Type: Article

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