Volume 130, Issue 19 pp. 5599-5603
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Dual Functionalization of α-Monoboryl Carbanions through Deoxygenative Enolization with Carboxylic Acids

Wei Sun

Wei Sun

State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Suzhou Research Institute of LICP, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000 P. R. China

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China

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Dr. Lu Wang

Dr. Lu Wang

State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Suzhou Research Institute of LICP, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000 P. R. China

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Prof. Dr. Chungu Xia

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Chungu Xia

State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Suzhou Research Institute of LICP, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000 P. R. China

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Prof. Dr. Chao Liu

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Chao Liu

State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Suzhou Research Institute of LICP, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000 P. R. China

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First published: 13 March 2018
Citations: 23

Dedicated to Professor Xiyan Lu on the occasion of his 90th birthday

Abstract

A dual functionalization of 1,1-diborylalkanes through deoxygenative enolization with carboxylic acids was developed. 1,1-Diborylalkanes were activated by MeLi to generate α-monoboryl carbanions. In situ IR spectroscopy indicated an interaction between carboxylic acid and 1,1-diborylalkane before addition of the activation reagent. Release of the active α-monoboryl carbanion from the masked form was necessary for its reaction with carboxylate to afford enolate species. Electrophilic trapping of enolate species with various electrophiles achieved dual functionalization of 1,1-diborylalkanes to afford a variety of α-mono, di-, and tri-substituted ketones.

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