Table 35.

Addition reactions of ortho-substituted arylboronic acids to five and six-membered enones [14–15].

entry	n	Ar	yield (%)	ee (%)
1	0	2-Me-C6H4	23	90
2	1	2-Me-C6H4	16	98
3	0	2-MeO-C6H4	45	80
4	1	2-MeO-C6H4	42a	96
5	0	2-F-C6H4	20	95
6	1	2-F-C6H4	23a	95
7	0	2-Cl-C6H4	12a	94
8	1	2-Cl-C6H4	<10	–
9	0	dibenzofuran-4-yl	51	94
10	1	dibenzofuran-4-yl	36	94
11	0	1-naphthyl	38a	85
12	1	1-naphthyl	26	95
13	0	2,3-diOMe-5-Me-C6H2	55a	92
14	1	2,3-diOMe-5-Me-C6H2	19	94
15	0	2,3-diMeO-C6H3	25	94
16	1	2,3-diMeO-C6H3	44	99
17	0	2-MeO-5-Me-C6H3	32a	80
18	1	2-MeO-5-Me-C6H3	28	91
19	0	2,5-diMeO-4-Me-C6H2	21a	74
20	1	2,5-diMeO-4-Me-C6H2	<10	84
21	0	2-MeO-4-Me-C6H3	<10	68
22	1	2-MeO-4-Me-C6H3	17	90

*8 mol % PdL14 used.