title: Oxidation of hydroxyl-substituted organotrifluoroborates.
abstract: Potassium- and tetra-n-butylammonium organotrifluoroborates containing hydroxyl groups have been prepared and oxidized using several common oxidants. Aryl-, alkenyl-, and alkyltrifluoroborates containing both primary and secondary hydroxyl groups were oxidized in moderate to excellent yields with complete retention of the trifluoroborate moiety. The utility of these oxidized products was demonstrated in a Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction.
authors.affiliation: Roy and Diana A. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA. gmolandr@sas.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Gary A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Molander
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Petrillo
mesh_terms: D001881:Borates / Q000737:chemistry*; D005461:Fluorine / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D001881:Borates; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D005461:Fluorine