Updated Progress of the Copper-Catalyzed Borylative Functionalization of Unsaturated Molecules

Borylation has become a powerful method to synthesize organoboranes as versatile building blocks in organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, and materials science. Copper-promoted borylation reactions are extremely attractive due to the low cost and non-toxicity of the copper catalyst, mild reaction conditions, good functional group tolerance, and convenience in chiral induction. In this review, we mainly updated recent advances (from 2020 to 2022) in the synthetic transformations in C=C/C equivalent to C multiple bonds, and C=E multiple bonds mediated by copper boryl systems.

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Borylation has emerged as a powerful method for synthesizing organoboranes, which are versatile building blocks in organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, and materials science. Among various borylation reactions, copper-promoted borylation reactions are highly attractive due to their low cost, non-toxicity, mild reaction conditions, good functional group tolerance, and convenient chiral induction. This review primarily focuses on the recent advances (from 2020 to 2022) in synthetic transformations involving C=C/C equivalent to C multiple bonds and C=E multiple bonds mediated by copper boryl systems.