Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.133, No.19, 7324-7327, 2011
Palladium-Catalyzed Regioselective Silaboration of Pyridines Leading to the Synthesis of Silylated Dihydropyridines
The addition of silylboronic esters to pyridine takes place in toluene at 50 degrees C in the presence of a palladium catalyst to give N-boryl-4-silyl-1,4-dihydropyridines in high yield. The regioselective 1,4-silaboration also proceeds in the reaction of 2-picoline and 3-substituted pyridines, whereas 4-substituted pyridines undergo 1,2-silaboration to give N-boryl-2-silyl-1,2-dihydropyridines regioselectively.