We recently reported the first coupling of trialkylboranes with acid chlorides using a Suzuki–Miyaura coupling sequence to prepare aliphatic and aromatic ketones via the coupling of trialkylboranes with acyl halides (Scheme 1). 6 In an earlier study, Negishi had reported that tetraalkylborates will react with acid chlorides to form ketones in the absence of catalysts. 7 Subsequently, Uemara developed a palladium-catalyzed reaction involving the use of tetraphenylborates with ...