Metal-free protodeboronation of electron-rich arene boronic acids and its application to ortho -functionalization of electron-rich arenes using a boronic acid as a blocking group

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 7277-7285

  Ahn, Su Jin ^a   Lee, Chun Young ^a   Kim, Nak Kyoon ^b   Cheon, Cheol Hong ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; PROTONS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

CARBON-BORON BONDS; COMPLEX FORMATIONS; ELECTRON-RICH ARENES; ELECTROPHILIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTIONS; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; REACTION CONDITIONS; REACTION PARAMETERS;

ELECTRONS;

BORONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METAL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; BROMINATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; ELECTROPHILICITY; METAL FREE THERMAL PROTODEBORONATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84906091508     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo500780b     Document Type: Article

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