“…On the other hand, the synthesis of trivalent nucleophilic boron derivatives has eluded chemists for decades, and only recently has their isolation been achieved. [1] In 2006, Yamashita, Nozaki, and co-workers reported the preparation and full characterization of the boryl anion A, [2,3] and since then a few boron centered nucleophiles have been described (Figure 1). Braunschweig et al have isolated the NHC-stabilized borole B [4] (NHC = Nheterocyclic carbene), as well as metalloborylene C, [5] which feature p-nucleophilic and sp-hybridized boron atoms, respectively.…”