Masahito Murai, Tetsuya Omura, Yoichiro Kuninobu and Kazuhiko Takai
Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 4583-4586
DOI:
10.1039/C4CC09508A,
Communication
Rhenium-catalysed C(sp3)–H bond borylation in the absence of any oxidant, hydrogen acceptor, or external ligand, with the generation of H2 as the sole byproduct is described. The transformation, which represents a rare example of rhenium-catalysed C(sp3)–H bond functionalisation, features high atom efficiency and simple reaction conditions.