Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.140, No.45, 15181-15185, 2018
Diastereoselective and Enantioselective Conjunctive Cross-Coupling Enabled by Boron Ligand Design
Enantio- and diastereoselective conjunctive cross-coupling of beta-substituted alkenylboron "ate" complexes is studied. Whereas beta-substitution shifts the chemoselectivity of the catalytic reaction in favor of the Suzuki-Miyaura product, use of a boronic ester ligand derived from acenaphthoquinone allows the process to favor the conjunctive product, even with substituted substrates.