Cyclooctatetraenyldipropylborane 4 has been synthesized in 47% yield;
activation parameters for bond shifting in 4 determined by lineshape a
nalysis of the C-13 NMR spectra are DELTAGnot-equal(298) = 67.7 +/- 0.
1 kJ mol-1; DELTAHnot-equal = 58.1 +/- 0.8 kJ mol-1; DELTASnot-equal =
-32 +/- 5 kJ mol-1 K-1.