１ About the Author
Research on Organoborane Chemistry / Sketch of Professor Akira Suzuki's Life /
Awards / List of Publications (1967-2003)
２ Organoboranes as Sources of Organic Radicals
Introduction / Reactions with α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds / Oxygen-
Induced Reaction of Trialkylboranes with Alkyl Halides. A Facile Coupling of Allylic and
Benzylic Halides via Triethylborane / A New Four-Carbon-Atom Homologation Involving
the Free-Radical Chain Reaction of 1,3-Butadiene Monoxide with Organoboranes / Two
Novel Reactions of Monomeric Formaldehyde with Trialkylboranes. A Remarkable Rapid
Elimination Diverted by Oxygen to a Free-Radical Chain Addition / A Convenient
Synthesis of α-Bromoketones from Vinyloxyboranes Obtained by the Reaction of
Organoboranes with α,β-Unsaturated Ketones in the Presence of a Catalytic Amount
of Oxygen / Oxygen-Induced 1,4-Addition Reaction of Organoboranes to
Crotonaldimine / Reaction of Organoboranes with 1-Acyl-2-vinylcyclopropanes in the
Presence of Oxygen / Reaction of Organoboranes with d-Carvone and l-Perillaldehyde
in the Presence of Oxygen. Evidence for Coordination between Organoboranes and α,
β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Oxygen in their Oxygen-Induced Free-Radical Reaction
Process / Reaction of Organoboranes with Iron(III) Azide in the Presence of Hydrogen
Peroxide. A Novel Synthesis of Azidoalkanes
３ Organic Syntheses Using Organoborates
Introduction / Preparation of Tetracoordinate Organoborates / Synthesis via
Organoborates (R3B-X-Y) with Latent Leaving Groups (Y) in the α-Position / Synthesis
via Alkynylborates and Alkenylborates / Synthesis via Copper(I) Tetraorganoborates
and Related Compounds / Miscellaneous Reactions / Summary
４ Haloboration of 1-Alkynes and Its Synthetic Application
Introduction / Organic Synthesis via Haloboration Adducts Prepared from B-Halo-9-
BBN / Organic Synthesis via Haloboration Adducts Prepared from Tribromoborane /
Conclusion
５ Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Organoboron Compounds with Organic
Electrophiles
Introduction / Synthesis of Organoboron Reagents / Palladium-Catalyzed Reactions of
Organoboron Compounds and Their Mechanism / Cross-Coupling Reaction / Head-to-
Tail Coupling / Carbonylative Coupling / Alkoxycarbonylation and Dimerization /
Conclusion
