“…In this strategy, the boronic moiety is introduced indirectly via transformation of an aromatic hydroxyl group (phenol) into a good leaving group in a reaction with trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride (Demicheli et al, 2016 ; Zhang J. et al, 2016 ) or N -phenyl-bis(trifluoromethanesulfonimide) (Albers et al, 2008 ; Srikun et al, 2010 ; Kim E. J. et al, 2014 ) in the presence of amines like DMAP (4-dimethylaminopyridine) (Demicheli et al, 2016 ), DIPEA (N,N-diisopropylethylamine) (Rios et al, 2016 ), or pyridine (Li et al, 2020 ) in anhydrous solvent under inert atmosphere at room temperature. Subsequently, the triflate derivative is substituted in a Pd(dppf)Cl 2 -assisted reaction with bis(pinacolato)diboron in the presence of potassium acetate, and refluxed under anaerobic conditions ( Scheme 3A ) (Miller et al, 2007 ; Albers et al, 2008 ; Srikun et al, 2010 ).…”