Atroposelective Access to π‐Conjugated 1,2‐Azaborepines Enabled by Palladium‐Catalyzed Cyclization of N ‐Heterobiaryls with Alkynylboronates
Abstract
π-Conjugated organoboron compounds that feature N→B coordination bonds exhibit attractive photophysical and electronic properties. However, the efficient catalytic asymmetric synthesis of medium-sized BN-heterocycles remains underdeveloped. Herein, we report a palladium-catalyzed atroposelective cyclization of racemic N-heterobiaryl triflates with alkynyl boronates, yielding a variety of 1,2-BN-bridged seven-membered biaryls in high yields (up to 99%) and excellent enantioselectivity (>99% ee). The reaction occurs via a palladium-catalyzed dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation (DyKAT) of N-heterobiaryl triflates to generate a palladium species, which then undergoes cis-carbopalladation with the alkyne moiety of alkynylboronates, followed by a 1,2-migration to afford the chiral π-conjugated 1,2-azaborepines. The reaction shows broad substrate scope and excellent functional group tolerance. And the resulting boron-containing products are amenable to further transformations, including direct oxidation and Suzuki-Miyaura cross-couplings.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis
Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Advanced Science
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 45
- Pages
- e75755–e75755
- Publication date
- 19 May 2026
- Language
- EN