Uncovering the role of boronic acids and boroxines in the catalytic hydroboration of alkenes

2026/01/01 by R. A. Perry, Candace Richardson, Dustin Kenefake +5 · 1 voice
Chemistry · #Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods #Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry #Radical Photochemical Reactions

paper · doi:10.1039/d5cy01394a

openalex publication_date 2026/01/01 · openalex created_date 2026/02/14 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

Detailed 11 B NMR spectroscopic investigations reveal the transformation of boronic acids and boroxines into the precatalytic species B 2 H 6 and RBH 2 ·BH 2 R during the hydroboration of terminal alkenes with HBpin.

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