Dichlorophenylborane is widely used as a catalyst in Antiproliferative macrolide and cell migration inhibitor lactimidomycin and in enantioselective synthesis of polypeptide segments using vinylogous Mukaiyama aldol reactions and in enantioselective Diels-Alder cycloadditions after its reaction with allo-threonine derivatives. It is a stereo selective alkylative ring opening of cyclic anhydrides and in cross-metathesis reaction of amino derivatives with olefines.

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