Electrochemical synthesis and transformation of organoboron compounds

C Yin, S Tang, J Mei, X Hu, H Zhang - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Organoboron compounds possess widespread applications in organic synthesis as well as
pharmaceutical science and materials science. With the rapid development of organic …

Boryl Radical Activation of Benzylic C–OH Bond: Cross-Electrophile Coupling of Free Alcohols and CO2 via Photoredox Catalysis

WD Li, Y Wu, SJ Li, YQ Jiang, YL Li… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A new strategy for the direct cleavage of the C (sp3)–OH bond has been developed via
activation of free alcohols with neutral diphenyl boryl radical generated from sodium …

Pushing redox potentials to highly positive values using inert fluorobenzenes and weakly coordinating anions

C Armbruster, M Sellin, M Seiler, T Würz… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
While the development of weakly coordinating anions (WCAs) received much attention, the
progress on weakly coordinating and inert solvents almost stagnated. Here we study the …

Formation of C–B, C–C, and C–X Bonds from Nonstabilized Aryl Radicals Generated from Diaryl Boryl Radicals

F Yue, H Ma, P Ding, H Song, Y Liu… - ACS Central Science, 2023 - ACS Publications
With the development of organoboron chemistry, boron-centered radicals have become
increasingly attractive. However, their synthetic applications remain limited in that they have …

Reduction of Li+ within a borate anion

H Li, J Yao, G Xu, SM Yiu, CK Siu, Z Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Group 1 elements exhibit the lowest electronegativity values in the Periodic Table. The
chemical reduction of Group 1 metal cations M+ to M (0) is extremely challenging. Common …

Electrochemical Hydroboration of Alkynes

M Aelterman, M Sayes, P Jubault… - Chemistry–A European …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Herein we reported the electrochemical hydroboration of alkynes by using B2Pin2 as the
boron source. This unprecedented reaction manifold was applied to a broad range of …

Transition‐Metal‐Free Oxidative Cross‐Coupling of Tetraarylborates to Biaryls Using Organic Oxidants

C Gerleve, A Studer - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Readily prepared tetraarylborates undergo selective (cross)‐coupling through oxidation with
Bobbitt's salt to give symmetric and unsymmetric biaryls. The organic oxoammonium salt can …

Electrochemical synthesis of biaryls via oxidative intramolecular coupling of tetra (hetero) arylborates

A Music, AN Baumann, P Spieß… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We report herein versatile, transition metal-free and additive-free (hetero) aryl–aryl coupling
reactions promoted by the oxidative electrocoupling of unsymmetrical tetra (hetero) …

Hydroalkylation of styrenes enabled by boryl radical mediated halogen atom transfer

S Pillitteri, R Walia, EV Van der Eycken… - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we present an inexpensive, stable, and easily available boryl radical source
(BPh4Na) employed in a Halogen Atom Transfer (XAT) methodology. This mild and …

A tetraphenylborate-based anionic metal–organic framework as a versatile solid electrolyte for fast Li+, Na+, K+, Mg 2+, Ca 2+, and Zn 2+ transportation

Q **a, K Han, X Ma, P Qiu, Z Li, X Chen - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Tetraphenylborate (BPh4−) has been widely employed in the field of electrolytes and
displayed better ionic conductivities in polymer solid-state Li+ conductors. However, the …