Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.135, No.20, 7572-7582, 2013
High-Throughput Optimization of Ir-Catalyzed C-H Borylation: A Tutorial for Practical Applications
With the aid of high-throughput screening, the efficiency of Ir-catalyzed C-H borylations has been assessed as functions of precatalyst, boron reagent, ligand, order of addition, temperature, solvent, and substrate. This study not only validated some accepted practices but also uncovered unconventional conditions that were key to substrate performance. We anticipate that insights drawn from these findings will be used to design reaction conditions for substrates whose borylations are difficult to impossible using standard catalytic conditions.