A sodium salt that contains this element can reduce ketones and aldehydes, but cannot reduce esters and carboxylic acids. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this element, an acid of which is reacted with an organo·halide in Suzuki coupling. A reagent containing hydrogen and this element is used to perform a classic anti-Markovnikov addition that converts alkenes to alcohols.
ANSWER: boron [or B; accept boronic acid or hydroboration or sodium borohydride]
[10e] Hydroboration is often followed by this reaction, which is the opposite of reduction.
ANSWER: oxidation
[10h] This organo·borane is often used in both hydroboration-oxidation and the Suzuki coupling due to its steric bulk. This compound is nicknamed “banana borane” because it is often represented as a curved shape.
ANSWER: 9-BBN [or 9-Borabicyclo(3.3.1)nonane]
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