%0 Journal Article %T Gold-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Terminal Alkynes and Borane Adducts: Efficient Synthesis of ¦Á-Boryl Ketones %J - %D 2018 %R https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.8b02052 %X High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide Herein, we report a gold-catalyzed oxidative coupling reaction of terminal alkynes and borane adducts for the synthesis of ¦Á-boryl carbonyl compounds, which are versatile organoboron reagents and could undergo various synthetic transformations. This efficient, regiospecific reaction showed good functional group tolerance and could be used for late-stage modification of structurally complex bioactive compounds %U https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.8b02052