Reactivity of a series of triaryl borates, B(OArx)3, in hydroboration catalysis

In this paper, we compare the reactivity of a series of triaryl borates B(OArx)(3) as catalysts for the hydroboration of alkenes and alkynes. It was observed that commercially available B(OPh)(3) performed the poorest, whereas catalysts with o-F atoms appeared to perform much better.

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This paper compares the reactivity of a series of triaryl borates B(OArx)(3) as catalysts for the hydroboration of alkenes and alkynes. It was found that commercially available B(OPh)(3) performed the poorest, while catalysts with o-F atoms showed much better performance.