biostudies-literatureUnknown10(17)Liu SNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaChina Scholarship CouncilDeutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftWe report the selective insertion of a range of borylene fragments into the E-E bonds (E = S, Se, Te) of cyclic boron dichalcogenides. This method provides facile synthetic access to a variety of symmetrical and unsymmetrical four- and five-membered rings.Chemical science4662-4666https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6495701biostudies-literatureSynthesis of unsymmetrical B<sub>2</sub>E<sub>2</sub> and B<sub>2</sub>E<sub>3</sub> heterocycles by borylene insertion into boradichalcogeniranes.PMC6495701Rempel ABraunschweig HHagspiel SLegare MALiu SHofmann AfalseSynthesis of unsymmetrical B<sub>2</sub>E<sub>2</sub> and B<sub>2</sub>E<sub>3</sub> heterocycles by borylene insertion into boradichalcogeniranes.We report the selective insertion of a range of borylene fragments into the E-E bonds (E = S, Se, Te) of cyclic boron dichalcogenides. This method provides facile synthetic access to a variety of symmetrical and unsymmetrical four- and five-membered rings.2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 May2025-04-19T22:56:18.469Z2019-06-06T23:26:17ZS-EPMC64957013112357610.1039/c9sc00657e