| abstract |
Embodiments of norbornenylhydrocarbylene dihydrocarbylboranes represented by the Formula (I), n n n n n n n n n n and methods of forming such norbornenylhydrocarbylene dihydrocarbylboranes are provided, where its is 0, 1 or 2, A is a C 2 to C 12 hydrocarbylene group; R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 to C 12 hydrocarbyl, substituted or unsubstituted, monocyclic or bicyclic C 5 to C 7 rings, and R 1 and R 2 , taken together with the boron atom to which they are attached, can form a monocyclic or bicyclic ring; wherein the norbornenylhydrocarbylene dihydrocarbylboranes of Formula (I) are subject to the proviso that 9-norbornenylethyl-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane is not included. |