Hydroborierung von 3-methyl-1,3-butadien mit 1,2:1,2-bis(tetramethylen)diboran(6)

The nature of the hydroboration product obtained from 3-methyl-1,3-butadiene and 1,2 : 1,2-bis(tetramethylene)diborane(6) (1) allows for the discussion of the reaction mechanism. The hydroboration proceedsby retention of the cyclic structure in the first step, followed by exchange of BH and BC bonds and final cyclic hydroboration to give 1-(boracyclopentyl)-4-(3-methylboracyclopentyl)butane (5). The structural assignment of 5 is based on ¹H, ¹¹B and ¹³C NMR data.