Photoinduced C(sp 3 )-H borylation of alkanes mediated by copper(II) chloride.
Wen FangHuai-Qin WangWei ZhouZhi-Wen LuoJian-Jun DaiPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2023)
Alkyl boronic acid and its derivatives are important motifs in organic synthesis and pharmaceuticals. Herein, we report a photoinduced, CuCl 2 mediated C(sp 3 )-H borylation of unactivated alkanes. This protocol features mild reaction conditions, readily available reagents, and gram-scalability.