Transfer of alk-1-enyl group from boron to aluminium: a novel way to prepare (E)-alk-1-enyldiisobutylalanes.
Treatment of (E)-alk-1-enyldicyclohexylboranes 1 with diisobutylaluminium hydride (DIBAL-H) in the presence of hex-1-ene at room temperature results in transfer of the alk-1-enyl group from boron to aluminium to give (E)-alk-1-enyldiisobutylalanes 2 with retention of configuration at the double bond.