
Esters of .alpha.,.alpha.-haloalkyl boronic acids are prepared by the addition of an alkali metal dialkylamide, or some other equivalent sterically hindered base to a mixture of a 1,1-dihaloalkane and a trialkyl borate in an organic solvent at a temperature between about -78.degree. C. and +25.degree. C. In one embodiment, diisopropyl (dichloromethyl)borate is formed by the addition of lithium diisopropylamide to a mixture of dichloromethane and triisopropyl borate in the presence of tetrahydrof...











