Opportunities Using Boron to Direct Reactivity in the Organic Solid State
Opportunities Using Boron to Direct Reactivity in the Organic Solid State
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DOI:
10.1055/s-0040-1707297
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发表时间:
2020-10-09
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通讯作者:
MacGillivray, Leonard R.
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作者:
Campillo-Alvarado, Gonzalo;MacGillivray, Leonard R.
This Account describes work by our research group that highlights opportunities to utilize organoboron molecules to direct chemical reactivity in the organic solid state. Specifically, we convey a previously unexplored use of hydrogen bonding of boronic acids and boron coordination in boronic esters to achieve [2+2]-photocycloadditions in crystalline solids. Organoboron molecules act as templates or 'shepherds' to organize alkenes in a suitable geometry to undergo regio- and stereoselective [2+2]-photocycloadditions in quantitative yields. We also provide a selection of publications that served as an inspiration for our strategies and offer challenges and opportunities for future developments of boron in the field of materials and solid-state chemistry.