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Formoxyboranes as hydroborane surrogates for the catalytic reduction of carbonyls through transfer hydroboration.

Gabriel DurinR Martin RomeroTimothé GodouClément ChauvierPierre ThuéryEmmanuel NicolasThibault Cantat
Published in: Catalysis science & technology (2024)
A new class of Lewis base stabilized formoxyboranes demonstrates the feasibility of catalytic transfer hydroboration. In the presence of a ruthenium catalyst, they have shown broad applicability for reducing carbonyl compounds. Various borylated alcohols are obtained in high selectivity and yields up to 99%, tolerating several functional groups. Computational studies enabled to propose a mechanism for this transformation, revealing the role of the ruthenium catalyst and the absence of hydroborane intermediates.
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