REACTIONS OF 2-ALKYL-, 2-PHENYL- AND 2-ALKOXY-1,2-OXABOROLANES WITH (DICHLOROMETHYL)LITHIUM. A NOVEL SYNTHESIS OF 1,4-ALKANEDIOLS.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)96158-6

Two novel alternative procedures for the synthesis of 1,4-alkanediols were described by involving the reactions of (dichloromethyl)lithium with some 1,2-oxaborolane derivatives readily obtainable from allyl alcohol.