摘要 |
The present invention relates to a borane ether complex of the formula 1, wherein R1 to R4 represent independently from each other hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl or a substituent of the formula CH2OR5, wherein R5 is C1-C4-alkyl or C3-C6-cycloalkyl, or two adjacent substituents R1 to R4 together are a divalent group selected from the group consisting of -CH2CH2-, -CH(CH3)CH2-, -CH2CH2CH2-, -CH(CH3)CH(CH3)-, -CH(CH2CH3)CH2-, -C(CH3)2C(CH3)2-, -CH2C(CH3)2CH2- and -(CH2)6- to form with the -CH-CH- moiety of the tetrahydrofuran ring a cyclic structure, with the provision that at least one of the substituents R1 to R4 is not hydrogen. The invention also relates to a method of using new borane complexes with substituted tetrahydrofuran ethers for organic reactions. |