Recent advances in the direct B(dan)-installing reactions (dan = naphthalene-1,8-diaminato) into organic frameworks by utilizing (pin)B-B(dan) or H-B(dan) as a B(dan) source, and the direct cross-coupling of dan-substituted organoboron compounds therefrom are described. CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Synthesis of B(dan)-installing reagents 2-1. (pin)B-B(dan) 2-2. H-B(dan) 3. B(dan)-installing reactions with (pin)B-B(dan) 3-1. Monoborylation including addition to unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds 3-2. Monoborylation including substitution 3-3. Diborylation 4. B(dan)-installing reactions with H-B(dan) 4-1. Monoborylation including addition to unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds 4-2. Monoborylation including substitution 4-3. Diborylation 5. Direct cross-coupling with R-B(dan) 6. Conclusion Reaction conditions: (a) H2SO4 aq. or HCl aq., THF, rt; (b) Pd[P(tBu3)]2 (2 mol%), CsF, THF, 60 °C. (c) Pd[P(tBu)3]2 (2 mol%), NaOH aq., 1,4-dioxane, H2O, 60 °C, 4 h.