title: Regioselective rhodium-catalyzed addition of arylboronic acids to alkynes with a pyridine-substituted water-soluble ligand.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Alkynyl heteroaromatic compounds reacted with arylboronic acids to give addition products in the presence of [Rh(COD)Cl](2) and pyridine-substituted water-soluble ligand. The reactions proceed to give trisubstituted alkenes with high regioselectivity.
authors.affiliation: Davenport Research Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3H6. mlautens@chem.utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lautens
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida