Pentane → 2,6-Dimethylphenylboronic acid

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Following General Procedure A and using 1-bromo-2,6-dimethyl-benzene (Aldrich, 5 g, 27 mmol), 50 mL of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran, 1.7M solution of t-butyllithium in n-pentane (32 mL, 54 mmol) and trimethyl borate (6.05 mL, 54 mmol), the title compound was obtained after recrystallization from ethyl acetate-hexane mixture (0.7 g, 10%).

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