Nickel-catalysed carboxylation of organoboronates

The authors acknowledge the ERC (Advanced Researcher award-FUNCAT, CO2Chem) and King Saud University for funding and the EPSRC NMSSC in Swansea for mass spectrometric analyses. SPN is a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award holder.A nickel/N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysed carboxylation of aryl-, heteroaryl- and alkenylboronates, affording the corresponding carboxylic acids, has been developed. This transformation proceeds under one atmosphere of CO2 with a broad range of substrates and exhibits good functional group compatibility.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe