Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.130, No.49, 16450-16450, 2008
Enantioselective Preparation of a Stable Boronate Complex Stereogenic Only at Boron
Asymmetric synthesis of a boronate complex stereogenic exclusively at boron has been achieved through chirality transfer from a carbon stereocenter that is subsequently abolished. The boronate complex is formed with > 99% ee and is remarkably configurationally stable, with no racemization observed after 24 h at 110 degrees.