Electrochemical Radical Borylation of Aryl Iodides

Herein, we report the first electrochemical strategy for the borylation of aryl iodides via a radical pathway using current as a driving force. A mild reaction condition allows an assorted range of readily available aryl iodides to be proficiently converted into synthetically valuable arylboronic esters under transition metal catalyst-free conditions. Moreover, this method also shows good functional group tolerance. Initial control mechanistic experiments reveal the formation of aryl radical as a key intermediate and the current plays an important role in the generation of radical intermediate.