1 Introduction to Borane Chemistry
1.1 Beginnings
1.2 Structure and Bonding in Organoboranes
1.3 General Chemical Properties of Organoboranes
1.4 Safety Considerations
1.5 References
2 Sources of Compounds Containing Boron—Carbon Bonds
2.1 Industrial Sources of Boron Compounds
2.2 The Organometallic Route
2.3 Hydroboration
2.4 Haloborations
2.5 Other Routes to Carbon—Boron Bonds
2.6 References
3 General Reactions of Organoboranes
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Oxidative Replacement of Boron
3.3 Boron Substituted Carbanions
3.4 Replacement of Boron by Carbon
3.5 Reactions at Sites Other than the B-C Bond
3.6 References
4 Alkenylboranes and Control of Olefinic Geometry
4.1 Introduction
4.2 ?-Elimination Routes to Unsaturated Compounds
4.3 The Suzuki Coupling Reaction
4.4 Other Stereoselective Routes to Alkenes
4.5 References
5 Asymmetric Synthesis via (a-Haloalkyl)boronic Esters
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Synthetic Methodology: Pinanediol Esters
5.3 Synthetic Methodology: Chiral Directors Having C2 Symmetry
5.4 Synthetic Applications
5.5 References
6 Asymmetric Hydroboration Chemistry
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Asymmetric Hydroboration
6.3 Transformations of Asymmetric Organoboranes
6.4 Substrate Directed Hydroboration
6.5 Catalytic Asymmetric Hydroboration
6.6 References
7 Allylboron and Boron Enolate Chemistry
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Allylic Boronic Esters
7.3 Allyldialkylboranes
7.4 Boron Enolates
7.5 References
8 Diels-Alder Reactions
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Alkenylboranes
8.3 Butadienylboranes
8.4 Catalyzed Diels-Alder Reactions
8.5 References
9 Asymmetric Reductions and Miscellaneous Reactions
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Reductions with Alkylboranes
9.3 Reductions with Asymmetric B-H Compounds
9.4 Other Borane Catalyzed Reactions
9.5 Asymmetric Hydrozirconation
9.6 References
Author Index.