“…Trimethyl borate B(OMe) 3 (4a, R = R 1 = Me), 8 triisopropyl borate B(Oi-Pr) 3 (4b, R = R 1 = i Pr), 8 tributyl borate B(OBu) 3 (4c, R = R 1 = n-Bu) 8,12 and tris(trimethylsilyl) borate B(OSiMe 3 ) 3 (4d, R = R 1 = SiMe 3 ) 13 are the most commonly used starting non-cyclic trialkylborates, while the most commonly used cyclic borates are MeO-Bpin (4e), 14 i PrO-Bpin (4f), 15 and MPB-O i Pr (4g). 16 Under some circumstances, 5 was obtained as a stable intermediate and used directly for Suzuki coupling, 17 but it was generally transformed into a stable pyridinylboronic acid or ester via path A, B, or C prior to use in the coupling reaction. For example, most 3-pyridinylboronic acids and 4-pyridinylboronic acids are stable and can be obtained by quenching the reaction mixture with aqueous acid or base (path A in Scheme 1, via 4a-d, R = R 1 ).…”