Syntheses of (4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)arenes through Pd-catalyzed borylation of arylbromides with the successive use of 2,2′-bis(1,3,2-benzodioxaborole) and pinacol

Syntheses of (4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)arenes through the Pd-catalyzed borylation of arylbromides with the successive use of 2,2′-bis(1,3,2-benzodioxaborole) and pinacol were investigated. PdCl2(dppf) and AcOK in EtOH or DMSO successfully provided (4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)arenes. In particular, this method was more effective in the borylation of arylbromides bearing sulfonyl groups than the conventional Pd-catalyzed borylation using pinacolborane or bis(pinacolato)diboron.