Summary
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Metaboric esters react with alkylmagnesium halides with formation of trialkylborines.
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When heated with cyclohexanol, benzyl alcohol, 2-octanol, isopentyl alcohol, or phenol, trialkylborines are converted smoothly into the corresponding dialkylborinic esters.
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For Communication 52 see Doklady Akad. Nauk SSSR130, 782 (1960); for Communications 53 and 54 see Izvest. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Otdel. Khim. Nauk 368, 370 (1960); for Communication 55 see Doklady Akad. Nauk SSSR131, 843 (1960) [see C. B. translations].