Chemoselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Borylation of Bromoiodoarenes Under Mild Conditions.

A chemoselective rhodium-catalyzed borylation has been developed for the preparation of aryl boronate esters. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions with excellent selectivity for C-I bonds in bromoiodoarenes and exhibits broad functional group tolerance. This procedure can act as a complementary approach toward bifunctional arenes along with other metal-catalyzed borylations. Additionally, the reaction's utility in the preparation of monomers for metal-catalyzed cross-coupling polymerization is demonstrated.