Isobutaneboronic acid

Isobutaneboronic acid is also known as isobutylboronic acid. Isobutaneboronic acid has been used to synthesize potent and selective dipeptidyl boronic acid proteasome inhibitors, which are promising therapeutics to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases.¹

J. Adams, M. Behnke, S. Chen, A. A. Cruickshank, L. R. Dick, L. Grenier, J. M. Klunder, Y. Ma, L. Plamondon, R. L. Stein, Potent and selective inhibitors of the proteasome: Dipeptidyl boronic acids, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 1998, vol. 8, pp. 333-338

White to Almost white powder to crystal

2-Methylpropylboronic Acid is used in the preparation of isocoumarin analogs as inhibitors of γ-secretase cleavage. Also used in the preparation of peptide boronc acid.

suzuki reaction

(2-Methylpropyl)boronic acid can be used as:
A reactant in the preparation of 4-isobutylisoquinoline from 4-bromoisoquinoline by Suzuki-Miyaura type couple reaction.
A catalyst along with aluminum hydroxide, boric acid in the polymerization of styrene.
It can also be used as a reactant in:
Copper catalyzed cross-coupling reactions.
The synthesis of polyborylalkanes by Ir-catalyzed C-H borylation reaction.
The preparation of heterosubstituted diazaboroles and borinines.