Hydroboration opened the doors for many subsequent reactions, several of which are useful in the synthesis of complex organic compounds. The significance of these methods was recognized by the award of Nobel Prize in Chemistry to H. C. Brown in 1979. Even complicated boron hydrides, such as decaborane undergo hydroboration. Like the volatile boranes, the alkyl boranes ignite spontaneously in air.
Hydroboration opened the doors for many subsequent reactions several of which are useful in the synthesis of complex organic compounds The significance of these methods was recognized by the award of Nobel Prize in Chemistry to H C Brown in 1979 Even complicated boron hydrides such as decaborane undergo hydroboration Like the volatile boranes the alkyl boranes ignite spontaneously in air