A straightforward, efficient, and selective method for
the preparation
of novel boryl-functionalized enynes or dienes via [Pt(PPh
3
)
4
]-catalyzed diboration of a broad spectrum of symmetrical
and unsymmetrical 1,3-diynes was developed. The catalytic cycle of
diboration was proposed on the basis of low-temperature
31
P NMR studies. An alternative isolation method via product condensation
on a cold finger was developed, which, in contrast to previous literature
reports, eliminates the need for the additional transformation of
rapidly decomposing enynyl pinacol boronates to more stable silica-based
column chromatography derivatives during the separation step. To prove
the efficiency of this simple catalytic protocol, bisboryl-functionalized
enynes were synthesized in a gram scale and tested as useful building
blocks in advanced organic transformations, such as hydrosilylation
and Suzuki and sila-Sonogashira couplings. The presence of silyl,
boryl, as well as other functions like halogen or alkoxy in their
structures builds a new class of multifunctionalized enynes that might
be modified in various chemical reactions.