Category
Chemical Primary Standard
CAS Number
7397-46-8
Molecular Formula
C5H13BO
Molecular Weight
99.97 g/mol
Synonym

Diethyl Methoxy Borane; Diethyl(methoxy)borane; Diethyl-borinic Acid Methyl Ester; Diethylboron Methoxide; Diethylmethoxyborane; Methoxydiethylborane; Methyl Diethylborite

Keywords
boron derivatives
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Methoxydiethylborane is an organoboron compound used as a reagent in organic synthesis. It serves as a hydroboration agent, allowing the addition of boron to alkenes or alkynes, which can then be converted into alcohols or other functional groups in subsequent reactions.