title: Expanding the scope of transformations of organoboron species: carbon-carbon bond formation with retention of configuration.
abstract: The use of boron chemistry for the synthesis of enantiomerically enriched organic compounds is described. Key advances towards the preparation of organoboranes with control of stereochemistry are supplemented by a discussion of the use of these chiral organoboranes in carbon-carbon bond forming reactions. Particular emphasis is given to advances in the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of chiral secondary organoboranes and homologation reactions. Both of these reactions convert the initially generated B-C bond into a C-C bond and thus lead to a significant increase in complexity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaK7L 3N6. cruddenc@chem.queensu.ca
authors.forename: Cathleen M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Crudden
authors.forename: Ben W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Glasspoole
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lata