Fig. 1: Context and importance of this work. | Nature Chemistry

Fig. 1: Context and importance of this work.

From: Organocatalysed three-component modular synthesis of BN isosteres and BN-2,1-azaboranaphthalenes via Wolff-type rearrangement

Fig. 1

a, Isoelectronic relationship and BN isosteres of naphthalene: Regioisomers, BN-[1,2] versus [2,1] azaborines. b, Azaboranaphthalene moiety in bioactive molecules. c,d, Seminal previous works by Cui et al. for 2,1-azaboranaphthalenes via base-promoted C–H borylation (c) and by Dong et al. for modular three-component strategy for 1,2-azaborines via a ring-opening closure strategy (d). e, The present work of organocatalysed three-component synthesis of structurally diverse BN-2,1-azaboranaphthalenes via Wolff-type rearrangement.

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