N-substituted imines by the copper-catalyzed N-imination of boronic acids and organostannanes with O-acyl ketoximes

Catalytic quantities of copper(I) or copper(II) sources catalyze the N-imination of boronic acids and organostannanes through reaction with oxime O-carboxylates under nonbasic conditions. This method tolerates various functional groups and takes place efficiently using aryl, heteroaryl, and alkenyl boronic acids and stannanes.