Recent Advances of Catalytic Asymmetric C-B Bond Forming Reactions

Organoboron compounds are of particular importance in the fields of synthesis , pharmaceutical and material sciences. With retention of the absolute configuration, a boryl group can be easily transformed into another functional group , which make chiral organoborons versatile reagents in synthetic chemistry. On the other side , chiral organoborons can serve as drugs or bioactive molecules and applied for the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. Given these functions , methods for the synthesis of chiral organoboron compounds are intensively investigated in the field of organic synthesis. Herein , we reviewed the recent progresses on the catalytic asymmetric C-B bond forming reactions.