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. 2014 Sep 8;136(38):13146–13149. doi: 10.1021/ja507054j

Table 1. Copper-Catalyzed Migratory Cycloisomerization Reaction toward Borylated Furans.

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entry substrate R1, R2 yield, %a (5:6:10)b
1 4a nBu, H 80 (97:3:0)
2 4b Ph, H 36 (89:11:0)c
3 4c 2-OMe-Ph, H 51 (99:1:0)
4 4d 2-CF3-Ph, H 96 (0:0:100)d
5 4e nBu, nBu 0e
a

Isolated yields.

b

NMR ratios.

c

T = 55 °C.

d

Heating of the reaction did not lead to furan.

e

Decomposition of 4.