Borylation using group IV metallocene under mild conditions

•We developed a borylation reaction of diazonium salts.•Di(isopropyl)aminoborane is used as borylation agent.•Mechanism is thought to proceed through a radical pathway.•Zr- and Ti-centered metallocenes were the most efficient initiators.•Many boronates were obtained including with halide substitutio...

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Published inTetrahedron letters Vol. 55; no. 10; pp. 1702 - 1705
Main Authors Marciasini, Ludovic D., Vaultier, Michel, Pucheault, Mathieu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published OXFORD Elsevier Ltd 05.03.2014
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Summary:•We developed a borylation reaction of diazonium salts.•Di(isopropyl)aminoborane is used as borylation agent.•Mechanism is thought to proceed through a radical pathway.•Zr- and Ti-centered metallocenes were the most efficient initiators.•Many boronates were obtained including with halide substitution. A borylation reaction of aromatic diazonium salts has been optimized using titanocene and zirconocene derivatives as catalysts. The reaction employs diisopropylaminoborane as a borylating agent and proceeds smoothly at room temperature to provide arylboronates after methanolysis and transesterification with pinacol. The reaction mechanism has been found to proceed via a radical pathway.
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ISSN:0040-4039
1873-3581
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.01.080