We addressed an unexplored application of the Suzuki-Miyaura protocol to the cross- coupling of 1, 1-dichloro-1-alkenes with 9-alkyl-9-BBN. The use of bisphosphine ligands with a large P-Pd-P bite angle allowed us to synthesize Z-chlorinated internal alkenes in good yields resulting from a selective monocoupling process, a recurrent challenge with 1, 1- dichloro-1-alkenes. Moreover, these monochlorinated olefins could be further transformed ...
