Journal of Organic Chemistry 2008-09-05

Highly stereoselective synthesis of cis-alkenyl pinacolboronates and potassium cis-alkenyltrifluoroborates via a hydroboration/protodeboronation approach.

Gary A Molander, Noel M Ellis

Index: J. Org. Chem. 73(17) , 6841-4, (2008)

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Abstract

A number of alkynyl pinacolboronates bearing various functional groups were synthesized according to literature methods. These were then stereoselectively reduced to the cis-alkenyl pinacolboronates via hydroboration with dicyclohexylborane followed by chemoselective protodeboronation using acetic acid. Treatment with potassium hydrogen fluoride smoothly converted these to the corresponding potassium organotrifluoroborates.