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22. Direct Light-Enabled Access to α-Boryl Radicals: Application in the Stereodivergent Synthesis of Allyl Boronic Esters.

A. Marotta, H. Fang, C. E. Adams, K. Sun Marcus, C. G. Daniliuc, J. J. Molloy – 2023

Operationally simple strategies to assemble boron containing organic frameworks are highly enabling in organic synthesis. While conventional retrosynthetic logic has engendered many platforms focusing on the direct formation of C−B bonds, α-boryl radicals have recently reemerged as versatile open-shell alternatives to access organoborons via adjacent C−C bond formation. Direct light-enabled α-activation is currently contingent on photo- or transition metal-catalysis activation to efficiently generate radical species. Here, we disclose a facile activation of α-halo boronic esters using only visible light and a simple Lewis base to enable homolytic scission. Intermolecular addition to styrenes facilitates the rapid construction of highly versatile E-allylic boronic esters. The simplicity of activation permits the strategic merger of this construct with selective energy transfer catalysis to enable the complimentary stereodivergent synthesis of Z-allylic boronic esters.

Title
22. Direct Light-Enabled Access to α-Boryl Radicals: Application in the Stereodivergent Synthesis of Allyl Boronic Esters.
Author
A. Marotta, H. Fang, C. E. Adams, K. Sun Marcus, C. G. Daniliuc, J. J. Molloy
Date
2023
Identifier
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307540
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Citation
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202307540.
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