“…The success of allyl boronate 3 in this Pd 0 -catalyzed nonsymmetrical sp 3 -sp 3 C-C coupling under these mild conditions is striking. [15,16] Indeed, allyl magnesium bromide, [8] allyl trimethylsilane, [10] or allyl trifluoroborate [17,18] provided, in our hands, under the same mild conditions after 16 h reaction time, only the corresponding 1,2-adduct, a complex mixture, or a trace amount of desired product, respectively.…”