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DOI: 10.1055/a-2711-1420
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Ni-Catalyzed Addition of Arylborons to Alkenes for the Synthesis of Quaternary Carbon Centers

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  • Zi-Chao Wang

    1   State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China (Ringgold ID: RIN58309)
  • Peng Wang

    1   State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China (Ringgold ID: RIN58309)
  • Shi-Liang Shi

    1   State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China (Ringgold ID: RIN58309)

Gefördert durch: National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFF0701600
Gefördert durch: Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 24ZR1479000
Gefördert durch: National Natural Science Foundation of China 22171280,22325110,22401288,92256303
Gefördert durch: Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader 22XD1424900
Funding Information This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2021YFF0701600); the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22325110, 92256303, 22171280, 22401288); the Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader (22XD1424900); the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee (24ZR1479000); and the CAS Youth Interdisciplinary Team (JCTD-2021-11).


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Abstract

All-carbon quaternary centers are prevalent structural motifs, thus attracting increasing interest from the organic community. We present here a nickel-catalyzed, Markovnikov-selective addition of stable organoborons to simple alkenes, enabled by a diimine ligand. This robust method provides efficient access to quaternary carbon centers with high yields. Furthermore, with a bulky chiral diimine ligand, quaternary carbon stereocenters can be readily prepared. Mechanistic investigations indicate the involvement of an unusual nickel migration from an alkyl nickel to an aryl nickel species.



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 14. Juli 2025

Angenommen nach Revision: 26. September 2025

Accepted Manuscript online:
26. September 2025

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
29. Oktober 2025

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