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Foreword　　Herbert C. Brown

Acknowledgment

1　About the Author
　　Research on Organoborane Chemistry / Sketch of Professor Akira Suzuki's Life / Awards / List of
　Publications (1967-2003)

2　Organoboranes as Sources of Organic Radicals
　　Introduction / Reactions with α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds / Oxygen-Induced Reaction
　of Trialkylboranes with Alkyl Halides. A Facile Coupling of Allylic and Benzylic Halides via 　
　Triethylborane / A New Four-Carbon-Atom Homologation Involving the Free-Radical Chain Reaction
　of 1,3-Butadiene Monoxide with Organoboranes / Two Novel Reactions of Monomeric Formaldehyde
　with Trialkylboranes. A Remarkable Rapid Elimination Diverted by Oxygen to a Free-Radical Chain
　Addition / A Convenient Synthesis of α-Bromoketones from Vinyloxyboranes Obtained by the
　Reaction of Organoboranes with α,β-Unsaturated Ketones in the Presence of a Catalytic Amount
　of Oxygen / Oxygen-Induced 1,4-Addition Reaction of Organoboranes to Crotonaldimine / Reaction
　of Organoboranes with 1-Acyl-2-vinylcyclopropanes in the Presence of Oxygen / Reaction of
　Organoboranes with d-Carvone and l-Perillaldehyde in the Presence of Oxygen. Evidence for
　Coordination between Organoboranes and α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Oxygen in their
　Oxygen-Induced Free-Radical Reaction Process / Reaction of Organoboranes with Iron(III) Azide in
　the Presence of Hydrogen Peroxide. A Novel Synthesis of Azidoalkanes

3　Organic Syntheses Using Organoborates
　　Introduction / Preparation of Tetracoordinate Organoborates / Synthesis via Organoborates
　(R3B-X-Y) with Latent Leaving Groups (Y) in the α-Position / Synthesis via Alkynylborates and
　Alkenylborates / Synthesis via Copper(I) Tetraorganoborates and Related Compounds /
　Miscellaneous Reactions / Summary

4　Haloboration of 1-Alkynes and Its Synthetic Application
　　Introduction / Organic Synthesis via Haloboration Adducts Prepared from B-Halo-9-BBN / Organic
　Synthesis via Haloboration Adducts Prepared from Tribromoborane / Conclusion

5　Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Organoboron Compounds with Organic Electrophiles
　　Introduction / Synthesis of Organoboron Reagents / Palladium-Catalyzed Reactions of
　Organoboron Compounds and Their Mechanism / Cross-Coupling Reaction / Head-to-Tail Coupling
　/ Carbonylative Coupling / Alkoxycarbonylation and Dimerization / Conclusion