- Gao, Yang;
- Kim, Nana;
- Mendoza, Skyler D;
- Yazdani, Sima;
- Vieira, Andre Faria;
- Liu, Mingyu;
- Kendrick, Aaron;
- Grotjahn, Douglas B;
- Bertrand, Guy;
- Jazzar, Rodolphe;
- Engle, Keary M
Cyclic(alkyl)(amino)carbene (CAAC) ligands are found to perturb regioselectivity of the copper-catalyzed carboboration of terminal alkynes, favoring the less commonly observed internal alkenylboron regiosomer through an α-selective borylcupration step. A variety of carbon electrophiles participate in the reaction, including allyl alcohols derivatives and alkyl halides. The method provides a straightforward and selective route to versatile tri-substituted alkenylboron compounds that are otherwise challenging to access.