Questions tagged [organoboron-compounds]
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Is 1,2-dihydro-1,2-diborete aromatic?
What kind of aromaticity does 1,2-dihydro-1,2-diborete have?
I read somewhere that 1,2-dihydro-1,2-diborete is an aromatic compound, but I believe that in order to be aromatic, it should have a ...
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Why is 1H-borepine aromatic?
For a compound to be aromatic, each atom in the ring must be a part of conjugation. Boron here has no lone pair, so how can 1H-borepine be aromatic as I was told by someone?
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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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What is the stereochemistry resulting from hydroboration of 1-methylcyclopentene?
What is the major product of the following reaction sequence?
I'm supposed to work out the structures of both 2 and 3, but I already know 2 to be 1-methylcyclopentene (as the most substituted ...
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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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