Patent ID: 7750164

Claim:
A method of preparing a compound having the structure: wherein Z is S or O; Y is (OR 0 ) 2 , (SR 0 ) 2 , —(O—(CH 2 ) n —O)—, —(O—(CH 2 ) n —S)— or —(S—(CH 2 ) n —S)— where R O is a linear or branched alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl or benzyl; n is 2, 3 or 4; R 1 is hydrogen or methyl; R is linear or branched alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxyalkyl, trialkylsilyl, aryldialkylsilyl, diarylalkylsilyl, triarylsilyl, linear or branched acyl, substituted or unsubstituted aroyl or benzoyl; and R′ and R″ are independently hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl or benzyl, trialkylsilyl, dialkylarylsilyl, alkyldiarylsilyl, a linear or branched acyl, substituted or unsubstituted aroyl or benzoyl; which comprises: cross-coupling a haloolefin having the structure: wherein X is a halogen, with a terminal hydroborane having the structure: wherein R* 2 B is a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted aryl or benzyl boranyl moiety; and under suitable conditions to form a cross-coupled compound having the structure: