| Literature DB >> 31680714 |
Michael R Hollerbach1, Timothy J Barker1.
Abstract
A benzylation of aldehydes using primary and secondary benzylboronic acid pinacol esters is reported. Activation of the boronic ester with s-butyllithium rendered it nucleophilic toward aldehydes. The activated nucleophile chemoselectively transfers the benzyl group over the s-butyl group, providing excellent yields of the benzylated products. 11B NMR experiments were performed to study the mechnism of this transformation.Entities:
Year: 2018 PMID: 31680714 PMCID: PMC6824429 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00085
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Organometallics ISSN: 0276-7333 Impact factor: 3.876