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Hongpeng Zhang1, Shuang Zhao1, Dongbing Zhao1,2
1State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Nankai University, Tianjin300071, China.
Abstract:
A directing group strategy is reported to achieve β-selective Cu-catalyzed borylative transformations of aryl-substituted vinylsilanes. While conventional protocols predominantly give α-products, installation of a pyridyl substituent on silicon in combination with an N-heterocyclic carbene-copper system enables efficient reversal of regioselectivity. Both protoboration and carboborylation proceed smoothly, affording diverse vicinal borosilanes in high yields with excellent β-selectivity. Mechanistic studies support the stabilization of the Cu-C intermediate via pyridyl coordination. These vicinal borosilanes exhibit broad synthetic utility to access structurally complex organosilicon compounds.
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