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Switchable Synthesis of Z-Homoallylic Boronates and E-Allylic Boronates by Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed 1,6-Boration

  • Yunfei Luo
  • , Steven M. Wales
  • , Stamatis E. Korkis
  • , Iain D. Roy
  • , William Lewis
  • , Hon Wai Lam*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The enantioselective Cu-catalyzed 1,6-boration of (E,E)-α,β,γ,δ-unsaturated ketones is described, which gives homoallylic boronates with high enantiomeric purity and unexpectedly high Z-selectivity. By changing the solvent, the outcome can be altered to give E-allylic boronates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8315-8319
Number of pages5
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume24
Issue number33
Early online date17 Apr 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Jun 2018

Keywords

  • 1,6-addition
  • asymmetric catalysis
  • boron
  • copper
  • enantioselectivity

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