A Neutral Gold(III)–Boron Transmetalation
Organometallics2014Vol. 33(6), pp. 1328–1332
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Abstract
The occurrence of direct transmetalation between gold(III) and boron species during gold-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions has recently become the subject of intense discussion. In this work, we investigate the transmetalation reaction between discrete, stable gold(III) complexes and boron reagents. Interestingly, electron-rich arylboronic acids remain unreactive under neutral conditions, whereas electron-deficient species undergo transmetalation in a highly efficient manner.