Issue 1, 2021

(Hetero)arene-fused boroles: a broad spectrum of applications

Abstract

(Hetero)arene-fused boroles are a class of compounds containing a 5-membered boron diene-ring. Based on their molecular framework, the (hetero)arene-fused boroles can be considered as boron-doped polycyclic antiaromatic hydrocarbons and are thus of great interest. Due to the vacant pz orbital on the 3-coordinate boron atom, the antiaromaticity and strain of the 5-membered borole ring, (hetero)arene-fused boroles possess strong electron accepting abilities and Lewis acidity. By functionalization, they can be tuned to optimize different properties for specific applications. Herein, we summarize synthetic methodologies, different strategies for their functionalization, and applications of (hetero)arene-fused boroles.

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
14 Oct 2020
Accepted
17 Nov 2020
First published
24 Nov 2020
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Chem. Sci., 2021,12, 128-147

(Hetero)arene-fused boroles: a broad spectrum of applications

J. He, F. Rauch, M. Finze and T. B. Marder, Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 128 DOI: 10.1039/D0SC05676F

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