Hydroboration-oxidation is yet another alcohol yielding alkene reaction. However this reaction results in an alcohol adding to the less substituted carbon for an anti-Markovnikov product.
The video below helps you understand the reactivity of Boron as well as the hydroboration and oxidation steps of the reaction mechanism.
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