DOI: 10.1039/d6dt00915h ISSN: 1477-9226
Zwitterionic-to-cationic ruthenium carbazole complexes: structure and selective hydroboration of quinolines and pyridines
Gabriela Sanchez-Lecuona, Garrett M. Wells, Matthew R. Gyton, Julio Zamora-Moreno, Simon B. Duckett, Charles Edwin Webster, Virginia Montiel-PalmaA cationic Ru–carbazole catalyst enables selective hydroboration of pyridines and quinolines under mild, additive-free conditions, affording regiodivergent access to 1,4-dihydropyridines and 1,2-dihydroquinolines.