Thesis advisor: James P. Morken / Detailed within this dissertation are three new reactions involving allylboron reagents. Chapter 1 describes the development of Pd-catalyzed allyl-allyl cross-coupling for the preparation of enantioenriched all-carbon quaternary stereogenic centers. This methodology represents a novel approach to a significant challenge for synthetic chemists. Subsequently, an allyl-allyl cross-coupling is described which generates functionally differentiated 1,5-dienes. Such structures allow for several chemoselective manipulations, which add a significant practical note to this cross-coupling methodology. Chapter 2 details the development of the allylboration of nitrosobenzene with (Z)-crotylboronate derivatives, which results in the formation of branched allylic alcohols. This methodology provides a regioselective complement to standard boron oxidation conditions. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2012. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Chemistry.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BOSTON/oai:dlib.bc.edu:bc-ir_101156 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Kyne, Robert E. |
| Publisher | Boston College |
| Source Sets | Boston College |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, thesis |
| Format | electronic, application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted. |
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