The Total solution for NCERT class 6-12
What is meant by hydroboration-oxidation reaction?Illustrate it with an example.
The addition of borane followed by oxidationis known as the hydroboration-oxidation reaction. For example, propan-1-ol isproduced by the hydroboration-oxidation reaction of propene. In this reaction,propene reacts with diborane (BH3)2 toform trialkyl borane as an addition product. This addition product is oxidizedto alcohol by hydrogen peroxide in the presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide.