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Regioselectivity of hydroboration-oxidation of enol ethers

In the book Hydroboration and Organic Synthesis, on p. 99, it is written that: hydroboration [of enol ethers] proceeds regioselectively, placing essentially all of the boron atoms at the β position ...
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Why does boron add to the less substituted carbon in the hydroboration of an alkene?

In the hydroboration of a typical alkene, the boron fragment ends up attached to the less substituted carbon: What are the electronic or steric factors that lead to this regioselectivity?
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Selectivity in Suzuki coupling of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine

I've seen many papers (see e.g. Synthesis 2010, 16, 2721–2724) in which the 4-chloro group of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine is selectively reacted under Suzuki coupling conditions. Is there any way where ...
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Hydroboration/oxidation vs acid-catalyzed hydration of 1-phenylpropene

I am trying to predict the products of both the hydroboration/oxidation and acid-catalyzed hydration of 1-phenylpropene: Both C1 and C2 of the double bond are secondary carbons. However, I have the ...
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