Issue 28, 2021

Mechanistic study on the reaction of pinB-BMes2 with alkynes based on experimental investigation and DFT calculations: gradual change of mechanism depending on the substituent

Abstract

Transition metal-free direct and base-catalyzed 1,2-diborations of arylacetylenes using pinB-BMes2 provided a syn/anti-isomeric mixture of diborylalkenes. The kinetic analysis showed that the reaction rate and isomer ratio were affected by reaction conditions and substituents on the aryl ring. DFT calculations indicated that direct addition proceeded via the interaction of acetylene-π with the BMes2 fragment. In contrast, for the base-catalyzed diboration, the previously isolated sp2–sp3 diborane and borataallene were confirmed as stable intermediates by calculations. The whole reaction pathways can be divided into the Bpin-migration and deprotonation steps, where the borataallene should be considered as a common intermediate. It should be noted that the deprotonation step is reversible and affords the kinetically less favoured isomer under the thermodynamic conditions. As a result, the composition of isomeric products, in the base-catalyzed diboration, is attributed to the small difference of activation barriers between direct and base-catalyzed systems.

Graphical abstract: Mechanistic study on the reaction of pinB-BMes2 with alkynes based on experimental investigation and DFT calculations: gradual change of mechanism depending on the substituent

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
27 mai 2021
Accepted
16 juin 2021
First published
17 juin 2021
This article is Open Access

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Chem. Sci., 2021,12, 9806-9815

Mechanistic study on the reaction of pinB-BMes2 with alkynes based on experimental investigation and DFT calculations: gradual change of mechanism depending on the substituent

L. Wu, C. Kojima, K. Lee, S. Morisako, Z. Lin and M. Yamashita, Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 9806 DOI: 10.1039/D1SC02863D

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