Undirected C-H Bond Activation of Arenes: [Rh(III)Cp*]-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Alkene-Arene Coupling as New Pathway for the Selective Synthesis of Highly Substituted Z-Olefins, Chem. Asian J. 2012 , 7 , 1208-1212.

functionalization of meta C—H’s is hard to achieve due to deactivation by the necessary electron-withdrawing directing groups. The dependence on directing group’s electronic effects further limits the application of the conventional methods. Functionalization of meta-C—H bonds therefore remains a ALEXANDER S. DUDNIK Modifiable/Traceless Si-Tethered Directing Group for C–H Acyloxylation of Arenes.” 27th Herbert C. Brown Lectures, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, April 24, 2010 (poster, Best Poster Award). Nov 12, 2013 · A Traceless Directing Group for C H Borylation † Sean M. Preshlock Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 S Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824‐1322 (USA) A highly efficient and general protocol for traceless, directed C3-selective C-H borylation of indoles with [Ni(IMes)2] as the catalyst is reported. Activation and borylation of N-H bonds by [Ni(IMes)2] is essential to install a Bpin moiety at the N-position as a traceless directing group, which enables the C3-selective borylation of C-H bonds. The N-Bpin group which is formed is easily The protocol developed by Smith and Maleczka can be used as an example here, with the Bpin group serving as a traceless directing group for the selective C−H borylation of indoles into the 3

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We describe a regioselective diborylation of primary benzylic C–H bonds catalyzed by [Ir(COD)OMe]2 and 4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine (dtbpy). The hydrosilyl group acts as a traceless directing group, providing access to a range of 1,1-benzyldiboronate esters in good yields. Transformations of the 1,1-be Celebrating our 2018 prize and award winners

Several years ago, we began a collaboration with Professor Milton R. “Mitch” Smith, III to explore catalytic aromatic C-H activation-borylation as a new approach to novel and highly useful aromatic building blocks for organic synthesis. In 1999, Professor Smith and his co-workers first reported on Ir-based catalysts that were remarkably

Abstract. A ligand-controlled discovery of ortho and meta C–H boryl­ation of aromatic aldehydes is described. In both cases, an amine is used and it was proposed that ortho borylation could be realized using tert-butylamine as the traceless protecting/directing group and meta boryl­ation undergoes via an electrostatic interaction and a secondary interaction between the ligand of the