esters to terminalalkynes can be switched by the choice of phosphorus ligands on the palladium catalysts. The silaboration proceeds with normal regioselectivity in the presence of (eta(3)-C(3)H(5))Pd(PPh(3))Cl (1.0 mol %) to give 1-boryl-2-silyl-1-alkenes in high yields. In sharp contrast, selective formation of the inverse regioisomers, 2-boryl-1-silyl-1-alkenes, takes place when the reaction is carried
Palladium-catalysed cis- and trans-silaboration of terminal alkynes has been developed via the addition of (chlorodimethylsilyl)pinacolborane, followed by a one-pot conversion of the chloro group on the silicon atom to an isopropoxy group.