The prominence of organoboron motifs in contemporary synthesis reflects the operational advantages and dexterity conferred by this unique exit vector. The ability to modulate the hybridisation state of the adjacent carbon atom enables practitioners of organic synthesis to manipulate 1D, 2D, or 3D chemical space at will, and to replace the C(sp/sp 2 /sp 3 )-B bond using a suite of well-established methods (Figure ). Importantly, the structural and electronic nuances of organoboron species are not restricted to synthesis and are finding application in chemical sensing and medicinal chemistry: boronic acids or esters are frequently leveraged as molecular antennae for (bio)molecular recognition. The versatility of organoboron motifs across the small molecule spectrum, and particularly in medicinal chemistry where 3D topologies are being intensively investigated, has created demand for the development of efficient methods to generate C(sp 3 )-B centres containing a boron linchpin.