Stereospecific couplings of secondary and tertiary boronic esters

Abstract

This Minireview highlights advances in the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of secondary boron reagents for the creation of C-C bonds with control of stereochemistry. It also includes non-transition-metal coupling of secondary and tertiary boronic esters to electron-rich aromatics.

Keywords: boron; cross-coupling; homogeneous catalysis; palladium; synthetic methods.