Dibutylboron trifluoromethanesulfonate (also called dibutylboron triflate or DBBT) is a

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. Its chemical formula is C₉H₁₈BF₃O₃S. It is used in

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for example in the formation of boron enolates in the

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, Coll. Vol. 8, p.339 (1993); Vol. 68, p.83 (1990
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