Alkene hydroboration with pinacolborane catalysed by lithium diisobutyl--butoxyaluminum hydride.

Here we developed a highly efficient alkene hydroboration protocol, showing that various alkyl boronates can be smoothly obtained in good yields by reacting alkenes with pinacolborane (HBpin) in the presence of 5 mol% lithium diisobutyl--butoxyaluminum hydride. The coordination of aluminate ions with lithium cations allowed for effective hydride transfer during hydroboration, and the obtained boronate ester was further used for C-C coupling, trifluoroboronate salt formation, and oxidation to alcohol.