Hydroboration of 1, l-diethoxy-2-heptyne with 1 equiv of disiamylborane [bis (3-methyl-2- butyl) borane] in tetrahydrofuran solvent, followed by oxidation of the resultant organoborane with alkaline hydrogen peroxide, yielded 40% of a mixture of 1-ethoxy-2- heptanone and l, l-diethoxy-3-heptanone along with 50% of the unreacted starting material. Complete utilization of the acetylenic acetal was achieved by employing 2 equiv of the ...