Issue 3, 2019

Unlocking the catalytic potential of tris(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)borane with microwave irradiation

Abstract

The catalytic activity of tris(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)borane has been explored in the 1,2-hydroboration reactions of unsaturated substrates. Under conventional conditions, the borane was found to be active only in the hydroboration of aldehyde, ketone and imine substrates, with alkenes and alkynes not being reduced effectively. The use of microwave irradiation on the other hand has permitted alkenes and alkynes to be hydroborated in good yields.

Graphical abstract: Unlocking the catalytic potential of tris(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)borane with microwave irradiation

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Nov 2018
Accepted
03 Des 2018
First published
04 Des 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2019,55, 318-321

Unlocking the catalytic potential of tris(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)borane with microwave irradiation

J. L. Carden, L. J. Gierlichs, D. F. Wass, D. L. Browne and R. L. Melen, Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 318 DOI: 10.1039/C8CC09459D

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