title: Preparation and Diels-Alder/cross coupling reactions of new 2-boron-substituted 1,3-dienes.
abstract: Several new 2-boron substituted dienes have been prepared and characterized. Their reactivity in Diels-Alder reactions has been examined and the boron substituted cycloadducts of those cycloaddition reactions have been used in cross coupling reactions. One-pot tandem Diels-Alder/cross coupling reactions of 2-boron substituted dienes are then also reported along with some experimental evidence that these one-pot reactions are proceeding through a Pd(II)-catalyzed Diels-Alder/cross coupling reaction pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, P.O. Box 7486, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109, USA.
authors.forename: Liqiong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Welker