Iridium(i)-catalyzed vinylic C-H borylation of 1-cycloalkenecarboxylates with bis(pinacolato)diboronElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental procedures and spectral analyses. See DOI: 10.1039/c3cc44149k

Ir( i )-catalyzed C-H borylation of 1-cycloalkenecarboxylic derivatives with bis(pinacolato)diboron affords various alkenylboronates with functional groups in excellent yields. This reaction was also used in a one-pot borylation/Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling procedure. Ir( i )-catalyzed C-H borylation of 1-cycloalkenecarboxylic derivatives with bis(pinacolato)diboron affords various alkenylboronates with functional groups in excellent yields.