Da. Singleton et Am. Redman, VINYLBORANES AS TRANS-DIHYDROXYETHYLENE EQUIVALENTS FOR DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS, Tetrahedron letters, 35(4), 1994, pp. 509-512
Several vinylboranes were explored as trans-1,2-dihydroxyethylene equi
valents for Diels-Alder reactions. Use of the 1,2-bis(boryl)ethylene 4
allows the direct formation of 1,2-dihydroxycyclohexenes in high yiel
d. The 2-phenyldimethylsilylvinylborane 8 is a good alternative that a
llows for hydroxyl-group differentiation.