Chemistry Letters, Vol.40, No.9, 1007-1008, 2011
Iridium-catalyzed ortho-C-H Borylation of Aryl Ketones with Bis(pinacolato)diboron
ortho-Selective C-H borylation of aryl ketones with bis(pinacolato)diboron proceeded at 120 degrees C in octane in the presence of a catalytic amount of iridium(I) complexes comprising 1/2[Ir(OMe)(cod)](2) and AsPh3.