Three-Component Carboboration of Alkenes under Copper Catalysis

Abstract

Three-component carboboration of alkenes takes place efficiently by the reaction with a diboron compound and carbon electrophiles with the aid of a copper–NHC catalyst. The carboboration afforded diverse multisubstituted borylalkanes via the regio­selective formation of carbon–boron and carbon–carbon bonds.

Key words

alkenes - carboboration - copper - equol - multicomponent reaction

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