“…15 According to the general procedure, the reaction of 1-(4-acetylbenzoyl)piperidine-2,6-dione (25.9 mg, 0.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv), bis(pinacolato)diboron (50.8 mg, 0.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv), Rh(PPh 3 ) 3 Cl (1.9 mg, 0.002 mmol, 0.02 equiv) in toluene (0.5 mL) for 15 h at 160 °C, afforded after workup and chromatography the title compound in 83% yield (20.4 2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (3h, Figure 2). 24 According to the general procedure, the reaction of 1-(4-fluorobenzoyl)piperidine-2,6-dione (23.5 mg, 0.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv), bis(pinacolato)diboron (50.8 mg, 0.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv), Rh(PPh 3 ) 3 Cl (1.9 mg, 0.002 mmol, 0.02 equiv) in toluene (0.5 mL) for 15 h at 160 °C, afforded after workup and chromatography the title compound in 98% yield (21.7 mg). White solid.…”