Abstract
Alkylboronic acids are widely used in medicinal chemistry, material sciences, and
organic synthesis. Accordingly, a large number of methods have been developed for
the regio- and stereo-selective synthesis of these structures. Transition-metal-catalyzed
hydroboration of alkenes is one of the most convenient and direct methods. However,
the stereoselective hydroboration of heteroatom-substituted alkenes and regioselective
hydroboration of aliphatic internal alkenes are still challenging. In this account,
we emphasize our recent work on ligand-enabled transition-metal-catalyzed regio- and/or
stereoselective hydroboration of alkenes, including copper-catalyzed asymmetric hydroboration
of β-amidoacrylonitriles, β-amidoacrylate esters, indole-3-carboxylates, and iridium-catalyzed
distal hydroboration of aliphatic internal alkenes.
1 Introduction
2 Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydroboration of Enamine Derivatives
3 Iridium-Catalyzed Distal Hydroboration of Aliphatic Internal Alkenes
4 Conclusion
Key words
hydroboration - transition-metal catalysis - alkenes - copper - iridium