Electrochemical radical borylation of N-heterocycles with NHC-boranes: efficient access to the B–N bond
Chang, Hong; Zhuang, Shiyi; Wang, Jie; Dong, Mengmeng; Liu, Chenjiang; Jin, Weiwei; Green Chemistry 28 (2026) 3541–3548; doi:10.1039/D5GC06005B

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 Electrochemical radical borylation of N-heterocycles with NHC-boranes:
 efficient access to the B--N bond
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