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Question
Write a short note on hydroboration.
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Solution
Diborane adds on to alkenes and alkynes in ether solvent at room temperature. This reaction is called hydroboration and is highly used in synthetic organic chemistry especially for anti-Markovnikov addition.
\[\ce{B2H6 + 6RCH = CHR -> 2(RCH2 - CHR3)B}\]
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