B+[4+2]: 3‐Borylbenzynes undergo Diels–Alder reactions with substituted furans and pyrroles to give highly functionalized arylboronic acid derivatives with either good or exclusive regioselectivities (see picture). The effect of the boryl group on the regioselectivity arises from electronic rather than steric effects.
[reaction: see text] The reactions of (phenylsulfinyl)furans or -thiophenes with carbon nucleophiles in the presence of trifluoroacetic anhydride allowed the nucleophilic installation of carbon functional groups on the furan and thiophene nuclei with complete regioselectivity.
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