4-Mercaptophenylboronic acid derivatives were prepared by a metallation/boration sequence from S-protected 4-bromothiophenols; the t-butyldimethylsilylthioether was found suitable to allow subsequent regeneration of the mercapto group after boration. The parent compound, 4-mercaptophenylboronic acid, could thus be obtained and was subsequently S- alkylated; 4-boronophenylthioacetic acid was prepared without the need to protect the ...