Direct Boronation of Allyl Alcohols with Diboronic Acid Using Palladium Pincer-Complex Catalysis. A Remarkably Facile Allylic Displacement of the Hydroxy Group under Mild Reaction Conditions

Vilhelm J. Olsson, Sara Sebelius, Nicklas Selander, and Kálmán J. Szabó*
Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128 (14), pp 4588–4589
DOI: 10.1021/ja060468n
Publication Date (Web): March 22, 2006
Copyright © 2006 American Chemical Society
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Allyl alcohols were converted to allyl boronic acids and subsequently to trifluoro(allyl)borates with tetrahydroxy diboron using palladium pincer-complex catalysis. These reactions are regio- and stereoselective proceeding with high isolated yields. Competitive boronation experiments indicate that under the applied reaction conditions the allylic displacement of a hydroxy group is faster than the displacement of an acetate leaving group. It is assumed that the hydroxy group of the allyl alcohol is converted to a diboronic acid ester functionality, which can easily be substituted.

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  • Published In Issue April 12, 2006
  • Received January 20, 2006

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