An Efficient Copper(I)‐Catalyst System for the Asymmetric Hydroboration of β‐Substituted Vinylarenes with Pinacolborane

The pinacol of ligands: The (R)-DTBM-Segphos coordinated copper(I) complex was found to be very effective for the asymmetric hydroboration of β-substituted styrene derivatives with pinacolborane (see scheme; DTBM=3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenyl). This new method affords benzylic pinacol boronate esters with excellent levels of regio- and enantioselectivity (>99 %). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.