
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Marshall, PA 
A1  - Prager, RH 
T1  - The Reaction of Epoxy Benzocycloalkenes with Diborane
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1979
VL  - 32
IS  - 6
SP  - 1261
EP  - 1271
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9791261 
N2  - The epoxides formed from the following olefins have been treated with diborane and the products characterized: 1H-indene, 1,2-dihydronaphthalene, 6,7-dihydro-5H-benzocycloheptene, 5,6,7,8-tetra- hydrobenzocyclooctene, 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzocyclononene, 1- and 2-methyl-1H-indene, and 4-and 3-methyl-1,2-dihydronaphthalene. The major product from the unsubstituted epoxides is the &#946;-hydroxy compound, but the proportion of the cehydroxy compound increases with increasing ring size. The methyl-substituted oxirans generally evolve hydrogen on treatment with diborane, and oxidation leads to diol products. 
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