Synlett 2023; 34(18): 2071-2084
DOI: 10.1055/a-2106-1799
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Modern Boron Chemistry: 60 Years of the Matteson Reaction

Transition-Metal-Free Insertion of Diazo Compounds, N-Arylsulfonylhydrazones or Ylides into Organoboronic Acids or Their Derivatives

Zhicheng Bao
a   Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) and Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. of China
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Jianbo Wang
a   Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) and Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. of China
b   The State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, P. R. of China
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The project is supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (21871010) and the Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Health@InnoHK, the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).


Abstract

Insertion reactions of carbenes or ylides with organoboronic acids or their derivatives have emerged as valuable methods for coupling or homologation of organoboron compounds under metal-free conditions. The crucial steps of these reactions are coordination of the electron-rich carbon centers of the carbene precursors or ylides to the electron-poor boron center, followed by 1,2-migration of the corresponding tetracoordinated boron intermediates. This type of unique transformation provides an efficient method for the construction of C–C or C–X (X = H, B) bonds. Moreover, the C–B bonds generated by such transformations can be utilized as a handle for further derivatization or iterative homologations. In this Account, we summarize the developments in this arena according to the reactive diazo compound, N-arylsulfonylhydrazone or ylide species involved.

1 Introduction

2 Reactions with Diazo Compounds

3 Reactions with N-Arylsulfonylhydrazones

4 Reactions with Ylides

5 Conclusion



Publication History

Received: 16 May 2023

Accepted after revision: 05 June 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
05 June 2023

Article published online:
09 August 2023

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