Alkenylboronic acid derivative preparation

A Prelude Preparation of Haloalkenes and Alkenylboronic Acid Derivatives, Important Building Blocks for Palladium-Mediated C,C Couplings Carbocupration of Alkynes... 

In 2006, Ukai et al. proposed an interesting alternative with a rhodium(I)-catalyzed carboxylation of aryl- and alkenylboronic esters proceeding under mild conditions, and leaving ancillary reactive functional groups such as carbonyl- and cyano unreacted [51] (Scheme 5.13). Considering that organoboronic esters are easily available, and that various functional groups are tolerated, this reaction appeared to be particularly useful for the preparation of functionalized arylcarboxylic acids, such as benzoic and cinnamic acid derivatives. 

To avoid the formation of small amounts of the dihydroborated derivatives, it is desirable to use 10% excess of alkyne. Hydrolysis or alcoholysis of the resulting alkenyldichloroborane provides a simple preparation of the desired alkenylboronic acid or esters via hydroboration. 

Alkenylboron derivatives are readily available by stereo-defined hydroboration of alkynes and used for the preparation of styrene derivatives by alkenyl-aryl coupling. Vinylboronic acid (81), the most simple alkenylboronic acid, is difficult to handle, because it undergoes uncontrollable polymerization. Its anhydride, 2,4,6-trivinylcyclotriboroxane (82)-pyridine complex, is stable, and can be used conveniently for the coupling. Vinylation of 2-bromoanisole with 82 proceeds in refluxing DME using K2CO3 as a base fo provide 2-vinylanisole (83) [80]. 

R. A. Batey in Boronic acids preparation and applications in organic synthesis and medicine (D. Hall, Ed.). Wiley-VCH Verlag GmhH, Weinheim, Germany, 2005, pp. 279-304. NucleophUic addition reactions of aryl and alkenylboronic acids and their derivatives to imines and iminium ions. 

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