Catalyst Development in the Dehydrogenative Borylation of Alkenes for the Synthesis Vinylboronate Esters

Catalytic dehydrogenative borylation of alkenes provides an efficient and straightforward method for the preparation of synthetically useful vinylboronate esters. Here, we present a summary of developments and recent advances in this area, classified according to the various reactants and catalyst systems. 1 \tIntroduction 2 \tCatalytic Dehydrogenative Borylation of Alkenes by Using Boranes 3 \tCatalytic Dehydrogenative Borylation of Alkenes by Using Diboranes 4 \tZirconium-Catalyzed H\n 2\n –Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Borylation of Alkenes with Boranes 5 \tConclusion and Outlook