Combining olefin borylation with carbonylation under the catalysis of copper(I)

Abstract

In the July issue of Chem , Wu et al. describe a very interesting new catalytic process, which allows, under mild conditions and under the promotion of non-noble metal Cu(I), the one-step preparation of γ-boryl esters in a multicomponent fashion starting from β-substituted styrenes, bis(pinacolato)diboron (B 2 pin 2 ), carbon monoxide, and an alcohol. In the July issue of Chem , Wu et al. describe a very interesting new catalytic process, which allows, under mild conditions and under the promotion of non-noble metal Cu(I), the one-step preparation of γ-boryl esters in a multicomponent fashion starting from β-substituted styrenes, bis(pinacolato)diboron (B 2 pin 2 ), carbon monoxide, and an alcohol.