Direct deoxygenative borylation of carboxylic acids

Converting a carboxylic acid into a boronic acid, which makes a useful chemical handle from a feedstock chemical, currently relies on decarboxylation and requires metal catalysts and prior functionalization. Here the authors show a simplified procedure via deoxygenation, using diboron and free carbo...

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Main Authors: Jianbin Li, Chia-Yu Huang, Mohamad Ataya, Rustam Z. Khaliullin, Chao-Jun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25229-8