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Published on: November 30, 2022
Recent advances in the construction of tetracoordinate boron compounds
Xue Li1, Guan Zhang2, Qiuling Song1,2,3
1Institute of Next Generation Matter Transformation, College of Material Sciences Engineering at Huaqiao University, 668 Jimei Blvd, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China. qsong@hqu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Tetracoordinate boron compounds are a highly important class of molecules, which are the key intermediates in many organoboron-related chemical transformations and have unique luminescence properties. However, the synthesis of tetracoordinate boron compounds has never been reviewed. In this highlight, we summarize recent progress on the construction of racemic and chiral tetracoordinate borons, and hope to provide ideas for the assembly of them in more efficient ways, especially for the construction of boron-stereogenic compounds.
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