In organic chemistry, hydroboration refers to the addition of a hydrogen-boron bond to certain double and triple bonds involving carbon (C=C, C=N, C=O, and C≡C). 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.
The development of this technology and the underlying concepts were recognized by the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Herbert C. Brown.[1][2]
- ^ Brown, H.C. (1961). "Hydroboration-A Powerful Synthetic Tool". Tetrahedron. 12 (3): 117. doi:10.1016/0040-4020(61)80107-5.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1979". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 21 March 2017.