Abstract In this paper we report the first chemoselective asymmetric hydrogenation of (1- bromo-1-alkenyl) boronic esters, which constitutes a new route to (α-bromoalkyl) boronic esters. The study demonstrates that excellent chemoselectivities along with full conversions can be obtained for hydrogenation of alkyl substituted derivatives with iridium–PˆN complexes. Moreover, acyclic alkyl derivatives afford (α-bromoalkyl) boronic esters in ...
[Colin, Sylvie; Vaysse-Ludot, Lucile; Lecouve, Jean-Pierre; Maddaluno, Jacques Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, 2000 , # 24 p. 4505 - 4511]