Ld. Coutts et al., SYNTHESIS OF POLYPROPIONATE-DERIVED ACYCLIC SYSTEMS - DIASTEREOSELECTIVE HYDROBORATION OF HIGHLY-FUNCTIONALIZED TRISUBSTITUTED OLEFINS, Synlett, (9), 1993, pp. 696-698
Hydroboration-oxidation of trisubstituted olefins 2 occurs with exclus
ive Kishi-Houk stereoselectivity and is accompanied by the stereodepen
dent, collateral cleavage of allylic and homoallylic acetals.