hydroboration
Sign in to saveright|400px In organic chemistry, hydroboration refers to the addition of a hydrogen-boron bond to certain double and triple bonds involving carbon (, , , and ). This chemical reaction is useful in the organic synthesis of organic compounds.
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- Borane adducts
- Hydroboration of alkenes
- Hydroboration of internal alkenes
- Hydroboration of alkynes
- Reactions of organoboranes
- Oxidation
- Other C-heteroatom bond forming reactions
- Carbonylations
- Specialty boranes for hydroboration
- See also
- References
right|400px In organic chemistry, hydroboration refers to the addition of a hydrogen-boron bond to certain double and triple bonds involving carbon (, , , and ). This chemical reaction is useful in the organic synthesis of organic compounds.
Hydroboration produces organoborane compounds that react with a variety of reagents to produce useful compounds, such as alcohols, amines, or alkyl halides. The most widely known reaction of the organoboranes is oxidation to produce alcohols from alkenes.