Nature Communications (Apr 2022)

Photo-induced trifunctionalization of bromostyrenes via remote radical migration reactions of tetracoordinate boron species

  • Chaokun Li,
  • Shangteng Liao,
  • Shanglin Chen,
  • Nan Chen,
  • Feng Zhang,
  • Kai Yang,
  • Qiuling Song

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29466-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Tetracoordinate boron species are common radical precursors in organic synthesis, but the boron species are discarded as by-products. Herein the authors report a strategy to incorporate both the alkyl moiety and boron species into the eventual products, yielding organoboron compounds.