Treating a hindered alkene such as 2-methyl-2-butene with BH3: THF leads to the for- mation of a

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Treating a hindered alkene such as 2-methyl-2-butene with BH3: THF leads to the for- mation of a dialkylborane instead of a trialkylborane. When 2 mol of 2-methyl-2-butene is added to 1 mol of BH3, the product formed is bis(3-methyl-2-butyl)borane, nicknamed "disiamylborane." Write its structure. Bis(3-methyl-2-butyl)borane is a useful reagent in certain syntheses that require a sterically hindered borane. (The name "disiamyl" comes from "disecondary-iso-amyl," a completely unsystematic and unacceptable name. The name "amyl" is an old common name for a five-carbon alkyl group.)
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-1118133576

11th edition

Authors: Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle, Scott Snyder

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