Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.141, No.25, 9819-9822, 2019
Quadruple Borylation of Terminal Alkynes
We present the first quadruple borylation reaction of terminal alkynes, affording functionalized 1,1,2,2-tetrakis(boronate) derivatives in a chemo-/regioselective manner. The methodology is operationally simple and a novel B-B bond activation without the need for a transition-metal catalyst.