Addition of bis(pinacolato)diboron [(Me4C2O2)B-B(O2C2Me4)] to various
allenes was carried out in excellent yields in the presence of Pt(PPh3
)(4) at 80 degrees C or Pt(dbn)(2)/(c-Hex)(3)P at 50 degrees C. The ad
dition to internal double bond was predominant for monosubstituted all
enes, whereas the terminal diboration products were regioselectively o
btained when a sterically bulky phosphine ligand of (c-Hex)(3)P and 1,
1-disubstituted allenes were used. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All
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