Copper-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions of Organoboron Compounds

Copper-catalyzed coupling reactions provide a unique and inexpensive alternative to noble transition-metal catalyzed cross-couplings for the construction of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds. Significant progress has been made using organoboron reagents as the coupling partners in these copper-catalyzed reactions. Important contributions in the field ranging from seminal work to recent advances in the area of copper-catalyzed coupling reactions using organoboron compounds are discussed.