title: Cobalt-catalysed Markovnikov selective hydroboration of vinylarenes.
abstract: A bipyridiyl-oxazoline cobalt catalysttBuBPOCoCl2has been developed for the Markovnikov selective hydroboration of alkenes using pinacolborane and NaOtBu as the in situ activator with up to >98 : 2 branched : linear selectivity (24 examples, 45-92% isolated yield).
authors.affiliation: EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK. stephen.thomas@ed.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jingying
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK. stephen.thomas@ed.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jamie H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Docherty
authors.affiliation: GSK Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, SG1 2NY, Hertfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Dominey
authors.affiliation: EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK. stephen.thomas@ed.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8614-2947
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Thomas