Synthesis of functionalized diarylborinic 8-oxyquinolates via bimetallic boron-lithium intermediates

► One-pot synthesis of new unsymmetrical diarylborinic 8-oxyquinolinates. ► Structures verified using NMR (1H, 11B, 13C) spectroscopy and elemental analysis. ► Single crystal X-ray structure of (2-fluoro-4-formylphenyl)(phenyl)borinic 8-oxyquinolinate.