Diboron(4) Compounds: from Structural Curiosity to Synthetic Workhorse Emily C
This is an open access article published under an ACS AuthorChoice License, which permits copying and redistribution of the article or any adaptations for non-commercial purposes. Review pubs.acs.org/CR Diboron(4) Compounds: From Structural Curiosity to Synthetic Workhorse Emily C. Neeve,† Stephen J. Geier,§ Ibraheem A. I. Mkhalid,‡ Stephen A. Westcott,*,§ and Todd B. Marder*,† † Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-UniversitatWü ̈rzburg, Würzburg 97074, Germany § Mount Allison University, Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Sackville, New Brunswick E4L 1G8, Canada ‡ Department of Chemistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21413, Saudi Arabia ABSTRACT: Although known for over 90 years, only in the past two decades has the chemistry of diboron(4) compounds been extensively explored. Many interesting structural features and reaction patterns have emerged, and more importantly, these compounds now feature prominently in both metal-catalyzed and metal-free methodologies for the formation of B−C bonds and other processes. CONTENTS 4. Boryl Addition (Hydroboration) Reactions 9115 4.1. α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyls, Imines, and 1. Introduction 9092 Related Compounds 9115 2. Synthesis, Structure, and Bonding of Diboron(4) 4.2. Alkynes 9119 Compounds 9093 4.3. Alkenes 9121 2.1. B2X4 Compounds 9093 4.4. Dienes, Enynes, and Allenes 9122 2.2. B2H4 Chemistry 9094 4.5. Aldehydes and Imines 9123 2.3. B2(NR2)4 Compounds 9094 4.6. Ring-Opening Reactions 9123 2.4. B2(alkyl)n Compounds 9095 4.7. Borylative Cyclizations and Related Intermo- 2.5. B2(OR)4 Compounds 9095 lecular Reactions 9124 2.5.1. Synthesis of B2(OR)4 9095 4.8.
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