Volume 61, Issue 21 e202117750
Communication

Yttrium-Catalyzed ortho-Selective C−H Borylation of Pyridines with Pinacolborane

Yuncong Luo

Yuncong Luo

Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123 P. R. China

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Shengjie Jiang

Shengjie Jiang

Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123 P. R. China

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Prof. Dr. Xin Xu

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Xin Xu

Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123 P. R. China

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First published: 09 March 2022
Citations: 35

Graphical Abstract

The ortho-selective C−H borylation of a wide range of pyridines using pinacolborane was achieved through yttrium catalysis. Notably, the possible hydroboration side reaction was effectively suppressed by using the proper ligand/metal combination. The resultant 2-pyridyl boronates were subjected to further transformations such as a Suzuki–Miyaura coupling or the Chan–Lam amination.

Abstract

This work reports a site-selective C−H borylation of pyridines at the ortho-position with pinacolborane enabled by an yttrocene catalyst. The reaction provides a new family of 2-pyridyl boronates with a broad substrate scope and high atom efficiency. The resultant boronates were able to undergo a variety of transformations, e.g., oxidation, Suzuki–Miyaura coupling, Chan–Lam amination and etherification. Catalytic intermediates, including ortho-C−H metalated and borylated complexes, were isolated from stoichiometric experiments and confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available in the supplementary material of this article.

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