Treatment of a vinyl resin with 9-BBN affords a polymer bound alkylborane t
hat undergoes palladium-catalyzed Suzuki cross coupling reactions with a va
riety of aromatic, vinylic and aliphatic halides. The mild reaction conditi
ons are compatible with several functional groups and allow carbon-carbon b
ond formation at non-activated positions. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Sc
ience Ltd. All rights reserved.