hydrogenchloride; water in diethyl ether; water byproducts: H2, LiCl; addn. of HCl to ether soln. of borate (0°C), stirring (room temp., 1 h), aq. HCl addn.; drying of etheral phase (Na2SO4), solvent removal (vacuum), repptn. (pentane); elem. anal.;

water in tert-butyl alcohol byproducts: H2, LiOH; stirring (0°C, 6h, room temp., 12 h); solvent removal (vacuum), addn. of ether/water, drying of ether phase (Na2SO4), solvent removal (vacuum), recrystn. (pentane); elem. anal.;

water in tert-butyl alcohol byproducts: H2, LiOH; stirring (0°C, 6h, room temp., 12 h); solvent removal (vacuum), addn. of ether/water, drying of ether phase (Na2SO4), solvent removal (vacuum), recrystn. (pentane); elem. anal.;