Abstract
Sterically protected triarylboron compounds such as BMes2(Ar) have important applications in organic optoelectronic devices and chemical sensors. Furthermore, the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction is the most commonly used method for building the π skeletons of such conjugated materials. We have found that BMes2(Ar) can also be a highly active and effective coupling partner under typical Suzuki-Miyaura coupling conditions. For BMes2(p-Br-Ph), self-coupling leads to the formation of oligomers Mes2B-(Ph)n-Mes, where the products with n = 1 (1), 2 (2), 3 (3), 4 (4) have been isolated and fully characterized. Examination of cross-coupling reactions of BMes2(Ph) with various aryl bromides has established the generality of BMes2(Ar) as a coupling partner.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4007-4011 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Organometallics |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 18 |
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| Publication status | Published - 27 Sept 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |