Question

Can anybody explain me correctly the mechanism of hydroboration of alkenes followed by the formation of alcohols in the presence of H2O2 ??

Answer 1

http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/chemistry/carey/student/olc/ch15hydroboration_oxidationalkenes.html

http://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2013/03/22/hydroboration-of-alkenes/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroboration%E2%80%93oxidation_reaction

Hope those help .

Answer 2

thnx dear!

Answer 3

No problem. One tip is that you might want to Google your questions or the keywords first. Most of us here do that when helping people anyway.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Note that the B: in the equilibrium reaction depicted is normally H2O or NaOH.

All my images are taken from Solomon's Organic Chemistry 10e

Answer 6

It should be noted that boron forms more stable bonds with Oxygen than Carbon

Answer 7

Which is useful to remember if you ever take an interest in transition metal catalysis