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HRID 1814769Generated: October 30, 2026

Triisopropyl borate → 4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenylboronic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTriisopropyl borateHCID 21531—
ReactantBenzene, 1-bromo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-HCID 67872—
ReactantButyllithiumHCID 178418339—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenylboronic acidHCID 2734389—

Reaction Steps

A solution of p-trifluoromethylbromobenzene (814.8 g) and triisopropoxyborane (681.0 g) in tetrahydrofuran (6300 mL) is cooled to −78° and n-butyllithium (2.5 m in hexanes, 1448 mL) is added over 30 minutes at a temperature below −60° to yield p-trifluoromethylphenylboronic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06878707B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_04
ORD IDord-593b3eb93888496eab961284ccdc9173
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_04