Element−Element Additions to Unsaturated Carbon−Carbon Bonds Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes

Diastereoselective construction of functionalized homoallylic alcohols by Ni-catalyzed diboron-promoted coupling of dienes and aldehydes

The nickel-catalyzed reaction of carbonyls and dienes was accomplished in a regio- and stereoselective fashion employing a stoichiometric amount of bis(pinacolato)diboron. This reductive coupling furnishes an allyl boronic ester as the reaction product, a compound which was readily converted to the derived allylic alcohol by oxidative workup.

T-shaped platinum boryl complexes: synthesis and structure

A series of cationic T-shaped 14-electron boryl complexes of the type trans-[(Cy3P)2Pt(B(X)X')]+ (X=Br; X'=ortho-tolyl, tBu, NMe2, piperidyl, Br; XX'=(NMe2)2, catecholato) were synthesized by halide abstraction from trans-[(Cy3P)2Pt(Br)(B(X)X')] (Cy=cyclohexyl) with Na[BArf 4] (Arf=3,5-(CF3)2C6H3), K[B(C6F5)4], or Na[BPh4]. X-ray diffraction studies were performed on all compounds, revealing a subtle correlation between the trans-influence of the boryl moiety and the Pt-H and Pt-C separations. However, no notable agostic C-H interaction with the platinum center was detected. trans-[(Cy3P)2Pt(BCat)]+ (Cat=catecholato), the complex with the shortest Pt-H and Pt-C distances, was treated with Lewis bases (L), forming compounds of the type trans-[(Cy3P)2Pt(L)(BCat)]+, thus proving a decisive influence of the degree of trans-influence exerted by the boryl ligands on the chemical reactivity of the title complexes. Another point that was investigated and clarified is the different behavior of trans-[(Cy3P)2Pt(Br)(B(Br)Mes)] (Mes=mesityl) towards K[B(C6F5)4] with formation of the borylene species trans-[(Cy3P)2Pt(Br)(BMes)]+.

Palladium-catalyzed carboboration of alkynes using chloroborane and organozirconium reagents

Three-component coupling of bis(dialkylamino)chloroborane, alkynes and organozirconium reagents proceeded in the presence of palladium catalysts, leading to the formation of stereo-defined alkenylborane derivatives via cis-carboboration of carbon-carbon triple bonds.

Silaborations of 1,3-enynes - substrate controlled allene/1,3-diene selectivity

Silaboration of 1,3-enynes catalyzed by group 10 metal complexes affords 1,3-dienes with vinylborane and vinylsilane functions or 1,2-dienes with allylborane and vinylsilane functions. The type of product formed is determined by the size of the alkyne substituent.

Polyborylated reagents for modern organic synthesis

Diverse kinds of gem- and vic-diborylated compounds are now readily available thanks to advances in gem-diborylation of lithium carbenoids as well as vic-diborylation of carbon-carbon multiple bonds with diboron compounds. These diborylated reagents lead to invention of polyborylated reagents and many novel and useful synthetic methods for supreme stereocontrol. This review summarizes preparative methods and synthetic reactions of di- and polyborylated reagents with the emphasis on multiple bond formation.

Facile Synthesis and Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of 2,3-Bis(pinacolatoboryl)-1,3-butadiene

Treatment of 1,1-bis(pinacolatoboryl)ethene with an excess of 1-bromo-1-lithioethene gave 2,3-bis(pinacolatoboryl)-1,3-butadiene in high yield. Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of the resulting diborylbutadiene with aryl iodides took place smoothly in the presence of a catalytic amount of Pd(OAc)2/PPh3 and aqueous KOH to give 2,3-diaryl-1,3-butadienes in good yields. The coupling reaction with commercially available 4-acetoxyphenylmethyl chloride under the same conditions followed by hydrolysis of the acetyl groups gave anolignan B in a one-pot manner. A variety of [3]- to [6]dendralenes were synthesized by palladium-catalyzed coupling of the diene or 1,1-bis(pinacolato)borylethene with alkenyl or dienyl halides, respectively, in good yields.

A diastereoselective carbocyclisation of allene-hydrazones through the intramolecular allylic transfer reaction

A diastereoselective synthesis of cyclic hydrazines was achieved from a carbocyclisation of allene-hydrazones by the Pd-catalyzed distannylation of an allene moiety, followed by the transmetallation of allylic stannane intermediates with TiCl4.