Patent ID: 7122694

Claim:
A process for the synthesis of an alkene or aryl borate which comprises reacting: (i) an olefinic compound having a halogen or halogen-like substituent in a vinylic substitution position, or (ii) an aromatic ring compound having a halogen or halogen-like substituent in a ring substitution position, said aromatic ring compound also having at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, amino, amino, acetyleno, carboxy (including carboxylato), carboximidyl, sulfo, sulfinyl, sulfinimidyl, sulfinohydroximyl, sulfonimidyl, sulfondiimidyl, sulfonohydroximyl, sultamyl, phosphinyl, phosphinimidyl, phosphonyl, dihydroxyphosphanyl, hydroxyphosphanyl, phosphono (including phosphonato), hydrohydroxyphosphoryl, allophanyl, guanidino, hydantoyl, ureido, and ureylene, with a disubstituted monohydroborane, in the presence of a Group 8–11 metal catalyst and a suitable base, such that a borane residue is introduced at the substitution position.