Site-Selective and Stereoselective C(sp³)–H Borylation of Alkyl Side Chains of 1,3-Azoles with a Silica-Supported Monophosphine-Iridium Catalyst

Abstract

Site-selective and stereoselective C(sp³)–H borylation of alkyl side chains of 1,3-azoles with bis(pinacolato)diboron was effectively catalyzed by a silica-supported monophosphine-iridium catalyst. The borylation occurred under relatively mild conditions (2 mol% Ir, 50–90 °C), affording the corresponding primary and secondary alkylboronates. This system was applicable to a variety of 1,3-(benzo)azoles such as thiazoles, oxazoles, and imidazoles.

Key words

1,3-azole - C–H activation - borylation - iridium - hetero­geneous catalyst

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Cyclooctene would act as a scavenger of H₂ or HBpin. The use of alkene derivatives as a H₂ or HBpin scavenger in an Ir-catalyzed aromatic C–H borylation of aldimines was also reported:
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