Materials: All solvents were purified by fractional distillation from the appropriate drying agents or dried by filtration through the appropriate drying agents prior to use.
Experimental:
Synthesis of surfactant 8 (E)-5-chloropent-1-enylboronic acid (2)Catecholborane (5.85 mmol, 0.7 g) was carefully added to neat chloropent-1-yne (4.9 mmol, 0.5 g) under argon. The mixture was then heated to 100 o