| abstract |
A method of performing a chemical reaction includes reacting a compound selected from the group consisting of an organohalide and an organo-pseudohalide, and a protected organoboronic acid represented by formula (I) in a reaction mixture: n R 1 âB-Tââ(I);n n where R 1 represents an organic group, T represents a conformationally rigid protecting group, and B represents boron having sp 3 hybridization. When unprotected, the corresponding organoboronic acid is unstable by the boronic acid neat stability test. The reaction mixture further includes a base having a pK B of at least 1 and a palladium catalyst. The method further includes forming a cross-coupled product in the reaction mixture. |